"Yow. This guy means business." Wesley drummed her fingers on the table. "What would happen if by the time he found you, you were already free? Wishes done, spell broken?"

"I do not know. He would be very, very angry. It would not be impossible that he would simply kill us both."

"With magic? Or would he use something more prosaic, like a gun or a knife?" Again, Wesley brought a practical point of view to the discussion.

"Magic, most likely. He sees himself as ...