Chapter 5
A dull clunk woke Jamal. He raised his head. One arm was still wrapped around Nev. The room was dark, only a hint of moonlight peeking through the curtain at the window. Suddenly, a shadow moved, and Jamal sat up abruptly.
“I thought you said he would be alone,” muttered an unfamiliar voice.
Then the room was blindingly illuminated by floating mage lights. Squinting against the abrupt lighting change, Jamal was horrified to see four men dressed in dark clothing. Nev gasped as he awoke and shrank against Jamal.
The men grabbed Nev and hauled him from the bed. Jamal lunged at the nearest one, striking a couple of blows, trying to get them to release Nev. Although Jamal had decent hand to hand combat skills, he and Nev were unprepared and outnumbered.
Nev flailed and struggled
