Chapter 182

While we were fixing the things we decided to bring, we heard footsteps coming from the way we used to get here. Phillips and I stopped what we were doing and looked at each other.

Phillips gestured with his finger to be silent and unsheathed his sword. I squatted on a bookshelf to hide myself. I used my magic to make an ice dagger if ever I need to help Philips fight.

I can hear the footsteps coming near my hiding spot. I gripped my ice dagger tightly while my heat was thumping rapidly behind my chest. When the footsteps were just right beside me I sprung in front and moved my ice dagger to the obvious kill, the neck.

But before my dagger hit where I was aiming, my dagger flew out of my hand. I can still feel the vibration when something hit my ice dagger and make it fly away from my hand. I was surprise with the sudden events. But when I thought the assailant had the upper hand, I saw Philip brandishing his sword at the throat of the said assailant.

"Whoa... hold your horses!" A fa