"She's insane!" I cried as Fable landed on a small boutique some distance from the walls.
A wail came from inside as the tile roof collapsed beneath this weight, and we fell through. Stone and wood smashed against my wards as he lunged forward, breaking through the wall and putting us on a street packed with fleeing stragglers.
"How can she cast that here? There are thousands of people in range."
"That's just how important the secret you now carry is. It had better be worth their sacrifice," Emlica said.
The first meteor erupted from the magic circle, releasing a series of shockwaves as it accelerated toward us. Fable leaped a street over and took off, agilely weaving between terrified people. Their screams rang in my ears, drowning out the angry hum of the approaching projectile.
