Beams sat on the floor for a few seconds, waiting to see if Alisha and Teddy would return. But the longer he waited, the more obvious it became that Alisha and Teddy had been defeated.
Rising to his feet, Beams looked at the Necromantress. She was also standing up again, but she was not looking at him. Her eyes were fixed on the spot where Alisha had been standing, her face blank. But Beam could tell, based on her body language, that the Necromantress was still shaken by what she saw.
“So … that was you,” said Beams. “Alisha, that is.”
The Necromantress nodded without looking at Beams. “She was.”
“But …” Beams scratched the back of his neck. “I don’t get it. Your real name is Shawna. Not Alisha.”
The Necromantress looked at Beams, this time with clear disapproval in her eyes. “The Ne
