Mapleshade slunk behind the Pure, Taylor's flame wall keeping them from crossing over. She watched, as Bleddyn look at Wolfram, her gaze blank, before the earth swallowed them both, leaving a yawning, endless abyss in the center of the clearing.
She stiffened. So she was right. The girl was special. She pulled her phone from her pocket, raising it to her ear. "Jeremy," she growled, voice low.
"Yes, Ma'am?"
"Send reinforcements."
"But, Ma'am, everyone is out there."
"Send. Reinforcements. Now." Her voice dropped to a whisper, lethality dripping from every word.
"S-sure thing, M-Ma'am! R-right on it!"
With a hiss, Mapleshade ended the call. She looked to the girl next to her, a girl that was barely a adult, but trained to kill. "Surround the clearing. Don't let anyone leave. Kill them if you must."
The girl nodded, and whispered to someone else.
Mapleshade's lips twisted into a malign grin. "Revenge truly is sweet."
She stiffened. So she was right. The girl was special. She pulled her phone from her pocket, raising it to her ear. "Jeremy," she growled, voice low.
"Yes, Ma'am?"
"Send reinforcements."
"But, Ma'am, everyone is out there."
"Send. Reinforcements. Now." Her voice dropped to a whisper, lethality dripping from every word.
"S-sure thing, M-Ma'am! R-right on it!"
With a hiss, Mapleshade ended the call. She looked to the girl next to her, a girl that was barely a adult, but trained to kill. "Surround the clearing. Don't let anyone leave. Kill them if you must."
The girl nodded, and whispered to someone else.
Mapleshade's lips twisted into a malign grin. "Revenge truly is sweet."
