Chapter 13: The Ghostlord of Thornwaste
"I don't have enough strength to make everyone feel better," Eoni admitted, looking over to see the sorceress slumped against the wall looking like she'd just awoken after a hard night's drinking with Marklin. "We're almost there, though. We just have to return the phylactery and then we can all leave.
"Why don't Sarah, Taerix, and Aldara wait here," she suggested, picking up the glowing club from where it had fallen and gently placing it back into her small hands, "and Marklin, Valthur, and I will try these stairs.
"If anything happens, we'll shout out and you can come running. Or you'll see us running back to you.
"How does that sound to everyone?" she asked, looking around at the others with a forced smile.