"Great," I muttered, throwing my hands in the air in utter disbelief, "just great. Does anyone else want to pull any more surprises? I am tired of being clueless all the time."
Lucien's shoulders slumped, looking at me with sympathy. "I merely thought it wouldn't matter."
I sighed. "Right. I guess it's my fault for not telling you that I left without my friends knowing."
He sighed in surrender. "How could you have known?"
"Let's save the explanations for later, why don't we?" Arin's tone was deep and dark, occasionally throwing deathly glares at Ras. "Let's figure out how to put that fire off before it engulfs the entirety of Avidya."
The thuds of frantic footsteps from behind made us turn. A group of elves in navy blue cloaks were running toward the Six Guardians, each with a staff inlaid with gemstones. They were being led by Rohan up front.
