I hear my best friend gasp in surprise, then see her reach out with her hands. But before she’s able to say anything, the man already uses wordless magic to throw her backwards and she hits the wall with a sickening thud.
However, shifting his focus makes him release the hold on me and my body feels normal again. I don’t hesitate to attack him, even if he’s supposed to be one of our own. “Glacieictu!” I yell out, knowing that he’s not expecting me to use water magic. But this is just me, buying some time. I have to protect myself before continuing the attack. “Fascutum.”
He spats the ice particles away like flies, making them dissolve into dust. As he sends a fireball my way, it bounces off me like it’s harmless. But he’s not even surprised. Of course he’s not. My mother’s inside his hea
