Run! His voice echoed in my mind now. I’d instantly obeyed him, noting the flash of relief on his face, and through the tether I’d attached to him the second he’d grabbed me. I ran as fast as my legs would take me deeper into the woods, panting and sweating, then I sensed a sharp pain through the tether, and instantly after, I felt nothing. The connection severed even while I reached and grasped for it with my magic, the ghostly frays slipping away into the ether.
