10. The Smouldering FireThere was a moment of disorientation that felt like tripping and falling, then Charis and his clamouring horde winked out of existence. In their place stood a mountain range Cait had never seen before. Snow-capped, jagged peaks massed higher and higher as they marched into a far distance. The air was cold, grasping her in an icy grip.
She wheeled about, expecting to see the undain come flooding through after them. A low sun shone directly at her through the archway they'd emerged from, limning the tall pillars with gold, making detail beyond hard to discern.
Ran, Lugg and Nox stood beside her. Lugg glanced at her in triumph at what they'd done, but Ran, dragonrider's sword in hand, stood as if preparing to fight the entire undain army. Nox was frowning, troubled b
