“My sacrifice will be well worth your demise,” Arcturus said, his contempt for this Novus star clear, and I felt a swell of gratitude for his offering to this plan, acting as bait for us. I looked to Tory in excitement, and we flew lower, readying our next move. “What now then, daughters of the flames?” Clydinius asked, his eyes tracking us. “Your magic cannot hold me indefinitely.” He was right, the power of this circle had limits from what I’d learned from the books Eugene had sent from the Library of the Lost. But it might hold long enough. I spoke a single word that made the world shudder
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Oh my god
