What Isobel needed was more time. If she claimed one of the Landmarks, she’d have protection. She’d originally hoped to seize the Crypt and all its magickal booby traps, but the Castle had the most powerful defensive enchantments of any of them—it was effectively impenetrable. The champions could each choose their starting point at the edge of town, so Isobel didn’t know where the other champions were. But the Castle was close. If she could make it there, she’d have somewhere safe to figure out how to fix her mistake. One more
