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Guardsmen with me.
    She nodded, even though he couldn’t see her. I’ll go to Elias now. We’ll be inside the cave, waiting for you.
    Perfect. See you in a few.
    Aralynn continued to focus her attention on Elias until his location was fixed in her mind. She panned back within the vision and found a covered area in the shrubbery near the massive rocks where she could teleport and still remain hidden in case wraith-pairs were scouring the area.
    She checked her dagger on her left hip, then moved in a quick zip to the old mine. She arrived after barely a second of travel and on instinct hunkered down then looked up to check the night sky. The wraith shrieks were still far away, which she considered a good sign.
    When she didn’t see or hear anything suspicious either above or near her, she eased her way around the rocks, careful to watch for the smallest sign of Invictus.
    She levitated just above the earth to keep her boots from making noise on the leaf-strewn ground. Moving swiftly, she entered the mine and called out softly. “Elias? It’s Aralynn. Mastyr Stone and his Guardsmen are on the way. Are you here? Are you okay?” She knew what she’d seen in the brief vision, but she was still so new to the process she wasn’t entirely confident she’d caught all the details.
    But Elias’s voice streamed toward her. “In here.”
    She slipped past the initial large cavern and found Elias exactly where she’d envisioned him, his back to the wall of a shaft entrance.
    She moved toward him, surprised at his looks. Davido might be ugly, but it was possible Elias was the most beautiful man she’d ever seen, with dark brown hair that flowed from his uppermost forehead ridge in sculpted waves. It was no wonder Delia had fallen hard for him. His complexion, however, was very pale, no doubt at least in part from dehydration.
    “How did you know I was here?” He kept his voice to a whisper. “I’ve been trapped for the past two days. Wraith-pairs have been all over this area.”
    “I had a vision.”
    “About me?” His eyes widened.
    “Charborne, actually, then you.”
    “Is it bad? The village, I mean?”
    “Not sure. But Stone’s on his way as well as Harris and they’re bringing the troops in. So, you were smart to hide out here.”
    He shook his head. “That’s not it. I’d been deep in the mine when I took a fall. Cracked my head. I was unconscious for I don’t know how long. My friend went to get help.” He then gestured with his free hand to what she now realized was a broken arm, held in a makeshift sling. Not all realm-folk had self-healing power sufficient for serious breaks. “But he never came back and my phone had no reception in here. I’d just made my way to the entrance when I heard the distant shrieks, though that wasn’t very long ago.”
    “All right. We’re safe for now.” Even as the words left her mouth, however, she knew they weren’t. She could feel Invictus moving in their direction. “Let me contact Stone.”
    His head drooped with fatigue and he nodded. She wished she’d brought some water with her. But there was one thing she could do. She might not have the healing powers of some of the more powerful fae, but she could offer Elias some relief.
    She put her hand on his head. “This should help.”
    He sighed heavily as she let her power flow. She then contacted Stone. I’m with Elias. He’s severely dehydrated and has a broken arm.
    We’re almost there and we’re coming in from the east. Can you leave the mine?
    Maybe. The woods give excellent cover. I’ll try to get us both out there, but I think we’ve got wraith-pairs moving in.
    Do what you can, but stay safe.
    She loved that about Stone. They might have run over fifty missions together throughout the last few weeks, but he never took chances with her safety.
    She told Elias the plan then moved toward the mine opening. But the moment she stepped into the larger, cavernous entrance, a wraith-pair dropped into view