I looked out from the turret for the umpteenth time, it had been three hours now. They ought to have been back.

Lance had blocked me out from linking with him and I had no idea what state he was in.

“Hope everyone has found something to eat,” I asked Leah who had been busy in the kitchen and had come to join me to keep watch.

Asides the protection spell placed around the Castle, I made it clear to those of us that stayed behind that no one was to step foot outside. No matter what.

We had a month’s supply of food and nonstop water, if it took...