Chapter 21
Bertrand folded his wings into his body as he floated to the ground, landing ten feet from Maggie.
“Why didn’t you use the magic light wings when we were stuck in the cave?” Maggie slashed her way through the shadows toward Bertrand.
“To be quite frank, I’m not terribly good at steering.”
Maggie swallowed her laugh. “I probably shouldn’t be happy you’re not perfect at something right now.”
“Find joy when life allows.” Bertrand’s wings disappeared.
The shadows pressed in around them as the light faded.
“They aren’t going to stop, are they?” Maggie looked out over the shadowy horde. “We can keep fighting, but they’re always going to outnumber us. The specters have already taken more people tonight. They took Nilla.”
Maggie searched the shadows for one she might recognize,
