The hall fell into darkness.
Before I could grab Cassandra's hilt, a pair of hands pushed down on my chest, sending me crashing against the floor.
No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't shake them off.
A scream followed the impact of my back on the tiles, and when the candles came back to life...
I found Maya on top of me.
Her once eye-catching blonde hair had turned black as the night, the bright green of her eyes replaced by a striking shade of purple.
Miwen: "Maya...?"
Her expression was almost blank, as if she was still processing her surroundings.
So much mana was releasing from her body that, even though she didn't intend to, I could feel my bones cracking beneath her palms.
Miwen: "Sirius..."
Her eyes narrowed, locking onto mine.
Miwen: "It's fine now. Return her to me. Please."
"She" ran a hand across my chin, "her" eyes darting around the hall.
