Hyran Thornfell had exactly two rules when it came to Serena and ancient magical artifacts. Rule one: she doesn't touch them alone. Rule two: see rule one.
When her eyes glowed pink and she began to move for the scrolls, he was not surprised. "Someone restrain her."
Fin was already moving before Hyran said it. He had been watching her for this exact thing and was in front of her before she made it two steps.
"Hang on, Serena."
The Aureus Catenes cuffs sat distributed across the table like party favors for a funeral.
"One mindlink," Hyran said. "No guarantee that the cuffs will work if activated. Ideally no one dies. Everyone take one and someone put one on Serena."
Her head turned towards Hyran. He looked right back at her with zero regard for the fact that she was in a trance. "Don't give me that look."
Her eyes moved back to the scroll.
