Maya's POV

The man had been observant enough to figure out that something was going on and for that moment, I was thankful that he did. Few seconds after he had proclaimed that we were surrounded, some men jumped out of the hills, armed with machetes and other weapons.

They were probably roadside robbers and immediately entered into combat with the guards that were there. The man who was holding me captive was also being attacked and while that happened, I had been left unattended to.

I remember that something had been submerging my powers earlier at the dungeons, I assumed it would be different since we were outside and...