Chapter Ten

A lithe silhouette separated itself from the shadows of the hall, gingerly stepping over the still bodies of the guards. She took a moment to remove the needles from their necks that were the cause of their current unconscious state. A second figure appeared from the veil of invisibility and placed a hand on the door.

"The moment I break this barrier he'll know, we'll have only seconds," Amaya Ravenwind said.

"Aye, so let us be swift … you didn't pay me enough to take on the Grand Magister."

Amaya fell silent testing the strength of the wards without breaking them. "He didn't hold back on these … they are complex."

"So you can't do it, Sister?"

"I didn't say that Cinada," Amaya chided, "patience, little sister."

Amaya stepped back and her body started to glow a brilliant blue, when she opened her eyes the emerald green had changed to the color of sapphires. A blast of energy launched from her hands and collided into the door, the explosion knocked it off its hinges. The two females ran into the room and over to the still figure on the bed.

"What the hell did they do to him, that explosion was heard all the way to Durotar," Cinada said.

"We'll figure it out after we're well away," Amaya said placing a hand on her sister and the other on her son, the trio vanished from the cell and reappeared at the Ravenwind estate.

"Yeah, like he won't know we're here," Cinada said with a sarcastic grin.

"I need a minute to open a portal; you know Sin'dorei mages can only instantaneous portal back to familiar areas like their residences and the Spire. The others take runes and a spell cast." She glanced over her shoulder at the Blood Knight standing near. "Vorat, please carry my son, my old teacher appears to have put a sleeping enchantment on him that I'll need to break when I get a moment."

"I'll take care of my nephew," the fifth person in the room said. "You just get that portal open; the wards you placed on your house won't delay Rommath long."

Amaya nodded at Lotheolan, her brother and priest of Silvermoon. She took out a small rune stone and started casting her spell, she heard the servants shouting as glimmering gateway opened. The five of them stepped through, with Amaya going last shattering the portal as she did.

The small band of adventures appeared at the Sin'dorei outpost, Falcon Watch, in the desolate lands of Hellfire. "Close your minds to everyone but five of us," Amaya instructed. The others nodded and she moved over to Lotheolan. The priest's hands radiated a soft green glow as he lightly traced the chest of her son, still being held by Vorat. He suddenly pulled his hand away alarmed.

"Drop it, Vorat!" He shouted. "It's not Obito! It's not even elven!"

Amaya looked over at him confused as her son was dropped on the ground and weapons drawn. "Wait!" She yelled.

Just then the body warped into a creature of teeth and tentacles. It lashed out at Vorat who slammed his large hammer down on it, while taking the shield off his back to absorb the blows from the beast. Cinada disappeared only to reappear behind the organism stabbing it quickly with both blades.

"Sister!" Lotheolan shouted breaking Amaya out of her trance.

Amaya unleashed a couple of bolts of ice that sliced through the creature's thick skin. Vorat cast judgment as it let out a loud squeal crumbling to the ground.

"By the Sunwell, what was that?" Amaya asked.

"I've seen them before … on trips to Tempest Keep." Cinada said.

"Hey mon, what's with all the noise?" A large troll walked up the hill toward them. His blue skin made his brilliant red Mohawk stand out against his battle-worn armor. The troll's lips curled around two large tusks. He pulled out his sword and poked the dead creature. "Mon, you keep weird pets Amaya."

"Welcome, Zalon … I'm afraid my plans have hit a snag. I guess the student didn't outsmart the teacher." Amaya sighed.

"Well what now, Sister?" Lotheolan said. "I doubt we can return to our stations in Silvermoon and pretend this never happened."

"No … but Obito has the information we need to press forward." Amaya said.

"Oh no … we are not going back, if the guards and wards were strong this time, imagine what they'll be like if we return." Cinada said.

"No we can't go back … it's time to call in a favor owed," Amaya said as she blasted the corpse at her feet with a large fireball turning it to ash.