Fletcher nodded. “Thank you. There’s nothing more for you to do here—get your people to safety.”
“Earengale, find a way to close this portal,” Caelburn snapped. Looking around, he added, “Where is our commander-general?”
That was another excellent question. Viran was absent, something Fletcher hadn’t realized until now. But he couldn’t worry about it. He had to at least see about closing the portal, even if he wasn’t planning on doing it yet. He couldn’t strand Keriya in the Erastate when she was at the end of her strength.
Fletcher raced to the southern boundary pole and tried to grab it, to see if moving it would change anything about the enchantment. There was some sort of force field surrounding the pole, preventing him from touching it while it was powering the spell. He needed arc
