Leo broke into a coughing fit halfway down the stairs to the basement. While she looked like staying upright required her full concentration, I'd swear the coughing was fake.

"You okay?" My thoughts were occupied with how we were going to get out of this. Even if I lit up to attack, the chances of Drio zipping away before I could hurt him were high. Payback would not be pretty. I needed to catch him off-guard.

"No talking." Drio tightened his hold on us.

Leo ...