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“I understand,” she said in a voice that was more hoarse than she’d intended. Fear ticked a muscle in her jaw, but she refused to back down. “Go ahead and just get it over with. The anticipation is killing me.”
“It may take a few minutes,” Norah whispered, clutching her shoulders tighter. Bree stayed steady while her friend called upon the magic that singed in her veins. Moments ticked by with nothing but the crackling of the torches and the heavy thump of her own heart. She felt no magic rush along her arms or any change in her body at all.
She knew something had happened, though, when she heard Eurig let out a strangled grunt.
“That’s incredible,” Rafe murmured.
When Bree flipped open her eyes, she found everyone staring at her. Even Taveon looked uncomfortable, and he could still feel the truth of her through the bond. With a deep breath, Bree looked down. A shocked gasp ripped from her throat.
Every single part of her had changed. She now towered above the ground at over seven feet tall. Her arms and legs had expanded, muscular, thick, and long. Hair had sprouted over every inch of her, including her hands and her clawed bare feet. Norah had made her clothes looked ripped, dirty, and bloodstained.
She could only imagine what her face looked like.
“Well, I certainly don’t look like me anymore,” she said in a low, garbled voice that sound like nails dragged down a chalkboard. Bree winced.
“Here’s some rope for Taveon,” Norah said matter-of-factly, as she held a spool of it up. She tossed it my way and grinned. “You’ve never looked better, by the way.”
“Wonderful, thanks,” Bree grunted out.
With a shake of her head, Bree wound the rope around Taveon’s outstretched wrists, not daring to meet his eyes. Every single one of them still stared at her. After a moment of tension, though, she had to ask. “How bad is my face? Just go ahead and tell me.”
“Absolutely beautiful,” Rafe said with a laugh. “But you look like you could bite my head off if you really wanted to.”
Bree scowled. “Laugh it up at my expense. You won’t think it’s so funny when I save all your asses.”
“Best get going then,” Norah said tightly. “Before the demons knock down the castle gates, swarm this place, and kill every single one of us.”
