Arcturus leaned against the side of a storage shed to keep from falling over, maintaining a glamor in addition to a mental link left him almost as weak as one of them. He wondered if could make it to Skettus Hold with the strength he currently possessed.

Gritting his teeth together he pushed off the wall and started running toward the forest.

He made it three steps before an iron-like grip closed around his throat and pulled him back towards town. Arcturus hit the wall he was ...