Before she could stop it, a spear sailed through the air aiming for Matteo. Everything happened in slow motion. He didn’t see it until Edmund lunged for him, tackling him to the ground as the spear embedded in the soft flesh of Edmund’s stomach.
He screamed and Etta turned from La Dame to check if Edmund was breathing. Blood dribbled from his lips but his eyes told her to continue the fight.
She pulled on every ounce of magic she had left and twisted around to find the guards disappeared and La Dame with them. Not even Pierre and Maiya were still present.
Her eyes darted around as the room descended into darkness and the palace disappeared altogether, leaving behind the ruins of what had once been the Basile home.
The magic snapped back into her and Etta stumbled forward, dropping to h
