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Chapter 25: Kieran
The trees moved. The army came from the East and they marched, moving the forest with them.
The sun was up in the sky.
“We cannot win this,” Lord Tynan said beside me. We stood atop the smaller battlement circling the watch tower nearest to the side they were coming from. Lord Tynan had emerged from the prison as soon as Casja had lifted the vacuum. The torches burned brightly where the vacuum lifted, but it did not matter anymore.
We were already caught.
The guards inside the prison were all out, but we still had an army to deal with.
Casja stood on my other side. She remained silent.
“We have to stall them long enough for Gethin to send everyone away,” I said. “We can do that. The castle is built for an attack.”
“It’s built for an attack, but that assumes we have enough soldiers to station the battlements,” Lord Tynan said. “We don’t.”
“How about the prisoners?” Casja asked. “Can’t they guard the stations?”
“We don’t have enough weapons,” I said. “And the prisoners don’t have their powers.”
“We can do our best,” Casja said. “And I assume our best will keep them off for a while.”
How is it going? I asked Cari. Does Gethin think he can do something?
I’m not with him, Cari said. We broke all the mirrors to prevent Lugh’s soldiers from portaling but Lord Petret said that Gethin has managed to open a portal in a puddle. But they are interfering with it to keep us locked in. It closes after a few seconds and it takes him a while to open it up again. He can send the prisoners one by one, but it will take a while.
We won’t last long, I told her. But don’t let anyone know. Gethin will do his best either way.
I know, Cari said.
We have to fight now, I said.
I know, Cari replied.
I could feel no emotion in her. I guessed that was because she was blocking herself from me.
Will you stay till the end? I asked.
I didn’t get my antidote yet, did I? She asked, her tone mocking now. Where will I go?
I did not remind her about the antidote that Tynan had kept after his experiments. She knew.
“Should I send a hurricane toward them?” Casja asked.
“Not yet,” I replied. “We should wait until they reach that clearing.”
“Once they reach the clearing,” Lord Tynan said. “They’ll demand you return the prisoners.”
“I know,” I said. “Lugh needs his prisoners alive.”
“And then,” Lord Tynan said. “They’ll ask for you.”
I nodded.
“What will you do?”
“I will negotiate until I can no longer,” I replied. “Then, I’ll surrender.”
