Chapter 155

Alpha Kai

Elias and I had settled outside the dungeons to perform the spell, in a clear space where the moon was visible and also out of a lot of sight. It was paramount to keep it under the water, because we still didn't know who the traitors were. Maribel was there, and her face seemed to light up when the soil settled on a location outside the kingdom. I was already mapping the area out while mind-linking Delaney when the map suddenly caught fire.

"What the hell?" I swore, trying to turn the fire off with my hands. "Is that supposed to happen?" I raised my voice, reaching for my coat to smother the fire but by the time I removed it, only ashes and the remainder of the soil Elias had used remained on the ground.

"The spell," Maribel breathed, shaking Elias, who just stood there, staring at the ashes, his face unreadable. "Do it again!" She shou