You do realize this is most likely a trap. Sassafras's mental voice was calm, regardless of the panic I felt.
I know, I sent, sliding through the veil so fast I felt the pressure of suction against me just as the other end opened and I hurtled through. But what choice do we have?
My sneakers squeaked on marble tile as I landed in chaos.
It would appear, Sass sent as I ducked under a wave of blackness hurtling toward me, none.
I didn't have time to respond. My maji shields protected both of us from the oncoming wash of sorcery, deflecting most of it, absorbing the rest, giving me a boost as the dark flower beneath me blossomed and opened wide, the presence of other power like it waking my sorcery and making it hungry.
Sass hissed as I stumbled over something soft, landing hard on my bu
