Shaun could feel Fahy’s fear. It grew with each passing breath. It felt like his own that tumbled out of him. There was nowhere for them to turn. No out. No hero to find. It was all within a thunderous pulse roaring through his body that told him to release his flame as he did with Pyrrhus,
He was already lesser than himself, Shaun thought. There was no telling how long they had left and yet Melchoir pulled his attention back from the depths of his own receding strength. His flame struck Pyrrhus, feeding him with Melchoir’s own power. Shaun’s lungs filled so deeply with each passing moment that all there was to do was feed the flame with his own.
Shaun’s green flame licked the sea floor, capturing Fahy’s attention as it claimed the space below their feet. She didn’t have to ask. The qu
