Chapter Ten:
During her last visit, Maa had paid little attention to the enormous stone room where the court mage worked his magic. The outer protective walls failed to impress her as well. She didn’t care much for the finer details of fortification construction. From her experience, the thick and high walls offered little defense against the Necros’ attacks. What chance did they have against magic?
Given that she was ready to call for the death of any number of lesser functionaries, Wurn included, the decor wasn’t on her mind during the last visit. This trip under cover of darkness was much the same. With only Zac as her escort, she let him lead the way with a torch held high. Darkness chased away the few remaining fireflies.
However, constant vigil was now required. The damnable fireb
