DISTURBANCE

It occurred to her that the warning could mean that there had been a breach. She dismissed the idea of that happening at first, then thought more carefully about it.

What if she had made a mistake? Was her shield really as strong as she hoped? What if the thing had just ripped through her barrier?How strong is this thing?The fact that she didn’t have an answer to her last question terrified her more than anything.

And then again, the barrier could have trapped the thing. The chances of that happening were slim, but Emilia felt hope rising in her heart. She moved faster, and King kept up with her excellently. He didn’t ask her questions, he only followed after, trusting her to lead the way.

Just as Emilia had feared, the ward had been tampered with. Worse, it had been moved? Huh. Who could have moved it? As she searched for the ward, she realized something.

The ward had not been tampered with from the outside. The disturbance had come because someone had stepped out of the shield. Emil