The magic within
It wasn’t only shadows that broke the line.
A guildsman to Killian’s left suddenly turned, eyes glassy, and buried his blade in his comrade’s back. The man fell without a word, gurgling blood. The traitor wailed, “It promised me freedom!” before the shadows swarmed him too, tearing him apart.
Across the cloister, a mage dropped her staff mid-chant. She walked calmly, almost serenely, into the tide. The shadows embraced her, lifted her, and folded her into their mass until she was gone.
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