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“Maddock!” I gasped before he tucked his hand into his coat. I raised my eyes to his pained face. “How?”
He gave me a weak, sickly smile and nodded at the fog. “It appears this fog is an extension of the Shadow Realm.”
“That is impossible,” Herne spoke up as he marched over to us. “The Shadow Realm cannot be extended without the express authorization of Lady Rhia and her sisters, and they would never have agreed to such an insane proposal, much less without informing me.”
“Nevertheless, this fog has the same air as that of the Shadow Realm,” Maddock insisted as his eyes fell on the white barrier. “We must expect the same troubles in there as there is in that realm, as well.”
“What was that water you tossed at the fog?” Alex questioned him.
“A touch of purified water with a hi
