The passage beneath the city had been clear when Vesa brought the army through. Here, Lolth's web already stretched across the streets. Knowing Edonia was still there didn't make this distorted entrance safe.
"We need to get them clear of these strands first," Vesa said.
Alex looked toward the next street. A group of Imperial soldiers had just reached its corner, withdrawing from a light body descending beside their ship.
They saw the vampires and raised their weapons.
Dorian's fighters did the same.
For a moment, Mingyue expected another attack to close the only space left between them.
Then a thread hooked the loose backplate of the last Imperial soldier. It had not yet touched the body beneath it.
He fell forward. Two men turned to help, but the others kept moving toward the corner.
