When she swung further east, she found another cluster, below ground, and these she recognized. *Najud!* Munraz’s excited thought was echoed by her own.
*Yes. Now quiet, please.*
She focused on them—four wizards and one other. She knew Najud and Vylkar immediately, and it took but a moment to establish the others as Char Dazu and Mrigasba. The other man must be Gen Jongto, otherwise unaccounted for. They were tired, hurt, and hungry, and several were sleeping.
They had no shield, and that struck her as very foolish. Her own couldn’t extend that far, but if they were closer together…
Well, sleeping or not, she had little choice.
*Naj-sha… Wake up, Naj-sha. What kind of trouble have you gotten yourself into now?*
She listened for him as he slowly shook himself awake.
He projected caut
