He wasn’t supposed to. Wells is still in Tennebris, but when Dravenburg found out Savannah snuck into one of the waves and was fighting, he came with the group on the monorail. She blames herself for his death.
I’m so sorry,I said, knowing Tezya respected Dravenburg and that he was close to all three humans.
Me too,he said as he pulled me back against his chest, and I lost myself to the feeling of him.
“I know where my father is,” Dovelyn said into the silence. I looked up at the princess. She’d kept her invisibility over herself while fighting, and I only knew she was by me when soldiers dropped dead for no reason.
Her eyes were fading back into her usual silver, and I could sense with my enhancement that her ability had just been used. She had another vision.
“Where?” Tezya asked, straightening his back.
“He’s hiding at the Goddess Temples. He’s hoping his men will take care of us.”
“He’s a coward for hiding behind the army,” Kallon interrupted, her thin brows furrowed beneath her bangs.
“A strategic coward,” Dove finished. “He knows his limits. He’s scared that without Scotlind and all the Advenians he used to keep chained, he doesn’t have as much power as he used to. He’s spiraling.”
“That’s perfect. If he’s weak, now is the time to attack,” Rainer chimed in.
“He isn’t weak, not in the slightest. He’s still been drinking from Advenians and stealing an ungoddessly amount of powers. It’s just not what he’s used to consuming. He also has vapor completely surrounding him.”
“I want to go,” I said immediately, not wanting to wait to hear Tezya’s excuse for why I shouldn’t.
“No.” Tezya moved across the room. “You aren’t an air user. If the King has vapor you shouldn’t—”
“I have a mask,” I cut him off as I pointed to it dangling around my neck. I knew what he was trying to do, and it wasn’t going to work.
“There’s more,” Dovelyn said, glancing down at Savannah. “I also saw Athler order the army to start murdering the humans surrounding the castle as a way to draw us out.”
Savannah stood almost immediately. Aside from the redness around her eyes, I wouldn’t have known she’d just been crying or that her father had died. “Those humans are innocent. We need to stop it—”
“I know, Sav.”
“When?” Tezya asked. He started slowly pacing. “When does Athler make the orders?”
Dovelyn shook her head. “I don’t know but soon.”
Brock was watching Tezya pace. “You have any ideas on what to do?” he asked.
Tezya nodded. “Get every ground and air user you can and barricade the doors for as long as possible so the army can’t get out. Everyone needs to stay here and fight.” Tezya said the last part looking right at me. “Kallon, I need you to portal me to the Goddess Temples, then I want you portaling yourself back to Tennebris—”
“You can’t seriously think I’m going to leave you all and go…”
“Kal, I need you to portal back to Tennebris to bring Arcane here. Dovelyn and my brother have some of the strongest shields, and while Dove has been using her reserves all day, my brother hasn’t.”
I’m coming with you, Tezya,I said into his mind.I don’t care if you leave me behind, and I have to walk there myself, I’m not letting you face the King alone.
He, of course, ignored me. “And Scottie needs to stay here so she can enhance your shields once your reserves start diminishing.”
“Absolutely not. I’m going with you,” I half screamed.
Dovelyn’s silver eyes slid to mine. “I can handle the shields,” she said. “Especially if I have Arcane with me, but you shouldn’t go by yourself, Tezya. I’ll only agree to this if you aren’t alone.”
“The prophecy says I’m the only one who can defeat him sowhy would I risk bringing anyone else? Besides, we need everyone here to protect the humans.”
“I agree with Dove,” Kallon said, and to my relief, everyone else slowly began chiming in and nodding in agreement.
“Fine,” he half growled. “Someone can come with me, but Rumor stays here.”
