While we wait for Eunice to do her magic, let’s see if Malachi can save Elara with a different kind of magic.The Primal Gate loomed over the canyon like a jagged tooth made of obsidian and starlight. It didn't just stand there; it breathed, pulling the very air from our lungs. My blood, glowing a violent purple on the snow, was the key that turned the lock."Malachi..." I wheezed. The poison from the Inquisitor’s bolt was turning my veins into ice. I couldn't feel my legs, and the edges of my vision were fraying into static."I've got you, Vespera," Malachi whispered. His voice was steady, but I could feel his heart hammering against my back as he scooped me up. He didn't look at my mother, who was chanting in a tongue that sounded like grinding glass. He didn't look at Killian, who stood frozen in a mix of grief and cowardice.He only looked at the Gate."If we go through that, Malachi," I coughed, a spray of purple hitting his silver-and-black armor, "there’s
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