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I untangled the crossbow from the strap and snatched an arrow from the quiver before I let the bag drop to the ground at my feet. My clumsy hands fumbled with the mechanism, but I’d seen enough historical movies to learn the gist of the
While I struggled, Luca grabbed a shield from the armory and deflected another orb. The ball clanged against the metal and ricocheted into the grass in front of us. Luca had slung the belt of daggers over one shoulder, and he snatched the hilt of one and lobbed it at a Wight. They dodged the blade, but not the little spike balls that burst out of the handle when Luca snapped his fingers. The balls pierced the legs of the Wight, and they cried out in pain, telling us that it was a woman with whom we fought.
Landry leapt out of the carriage and scr
