Imagine my utter shock when absolutely nothing happened. Well, that isn't precisely true. I felt my power fizzle and sigh into nothing while the cuffs at my wrists seemed to burn hot for a moment. One of the men across from me smirked as if he knew what I'd done.
My temper surged, every ounce of anger and frustration I'd ever felt focusing on the nasty grin plastered to his unattractive face. With a snarl of absolute rage, I proved to him I didn't need magic to make him regret this whole thing for a very long time.
I lashed out with one boot, putting all of my weight behind it, the heel connecting with his jaw. I registered the satisfying crunch of bone breaking even as I lunged sideways into the guard on my right and continued the swing of my kick to the man sitting next to my now howli
