Rain and lightning suddenly burst from the sky above her, and then I heard Oliver yelling. He brought his hands down, and the lightning nearly hit the woman.
The witch cackled. "Best you got, little man?" she taunted.
Kyler moved in front of Oliver and blocked the witch's next spell with a slab of earth. She screamed at Kyler and darted away, returning with another spell.
Braeden was the first to block the witch's next spell, shielding me with a large sheet of light, temporarily blinding the woman. The witch scurried away but returned moments later, her eyes shielded. Braeden shoved his hand toward the witch, and a violent gust of wind blew her into the trees. Branches seemed to swallow her up, and for a moment we had a reprieve. We watched and waited, breath held, spells ready to be c
