128 Banished

Back at the bridge, Amaraline was waiting for Zenobia's orders. The adventurers were still sleeping and Carrabas has been subdued. She heard the commotion about Zero's collapse and the party call was cut off momentarily. Beside her, the half-Selkie observed her as she tried to contact them without success.

It was during that time when Amaraline felt a chill down her neck and barely dodged the knife aimed to stab at her nape.

The cockatrice descendant spun around only to be met with a grinning half-Selkie. To her horror, the adventurers who were supposed to be asleep were starting to awaken. They were still sluggish and couldn't stand just yet but they would be ready to fight in a matter of a few more minutes. How they broke Lovina's spell, she wasn't too sure until she eyes a small brown cloth bag tossed onto the ground not too far from Douglas.

The water! Douglas must have used a drug to cancel the spell's effects by manipulating the water...