I landed on my a**. Hard. The wind was knocked out of me, and I blinked, stunned. I glanced around, eyes narrowed. What the hell did Piper do? Had she seriously flicked me away like I was gnat? I was going to find her, make sure she was okay, and then I was going to let her know what I really thought of her using magic against me like this.

I stood, dusted my hands on my pants, and looked around once again in an attempt to get my bearings. How far away was the castle? And in ...