Chapter Fourteen
Chloe coughed as she landed with a thud, kicking a cloud of dust into the air.
“Okay, what the hell just happened?” she wheezed, hunting for the wall in the blackness so she could stand. Her hand found support and she lifted herself up, crying out in disgust as she looked at the faint outline of the domed skull of the skeleton she was clutching. “Ew! Gross!”
“We transported,” KieraFreya said matter-of-factly. “That emblem was a transport pad, a minor cousin of the moonhopper. Great for small distances and lighter loads.”
“So the guards will be joining us any second? Quick. We need to run.”
Chloe went to run but KieraFreya pulled her back. “Calm down. They won’t be going anywhere. Transport pads require a small injection of magic, and I’m almost positive the guards don
