Every voice echoing across the ice sounded like it was coming through water.
Serena couldn't answer any of them. Her throat was crushed and her vision kept tunneling, and she could hear Hyran, Hale, Gav, all of them shouting, but the words arrived a half-second after the sounds.
"Is he gone?" Aeron called, his voice managing to cut through.
Gods. She didn't know when the hell Aeron had arrived. These cuffs were really the worst at keeping things private.
Arms shaking, she tried to push herself up but didn't get past her hands and knees. Her lungs were operating on what felt like a single teaspoon of air.
She held out her hand and attempted to make a gold portal. No magic came. Instead her insides burned and she immediately stopped.
Fin was moving at Alpha speed. Because of course he was there. If Aeron was, then he would. Golden cuff.
Gav was behind him, running onto the ice. "This is advanced level nightmare fuel, Frostborne."
