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Finn grabbed Jari’s boot, pulling her back, even as she fought the creature on top of her.
Another eagle dived for Finn, its cry that of a predator who knows it has won. As the talons struck him, he was driven away from Jari, fighting his own battle even as she struggled under the weight of the eagle as it dragged her toward the rim of the sacred area where mist obscured the drop below.
“Enough.” Perry stood up and raised his hands.
The black tendrils in Sienna’s flesh reminded him of the cost of their magic, but Finn — and even Jari — were part of the team now and they had only mortal weapons to defend themselves. He didn’t have to like them, but he did have to save them.
He summoned fire from within, the burning sensation rising inside until it burst out of his palms into white h
