Whose Palace?

Together it took them an hour to clear the majority of the winged demons. 

"Where is the girl?" asked Daryn as he stood there panting, inspecting the bodies. 

Ileus could now feel her presence. "She is on the inside." He heard the rustle of wings. "You guys can leave. I will take over here," he said. "I think she is too scared." 

Daryn tilted his head and narrowed his eyes, "You sure, boy?" 

Ileus nodded. 

As soon as the brothers left, Ileus dashed inside the cave. The narrow path that he covered was littered with so many limbs and heads and torsos that he was aghast for a moment. But when he realized that Anastasia must have done all this—his chest swelled with pride. How did she manage to kill so many? She must have definitely used her magic and that meant that she was extremely weak now. Restless, he whispered, "Fi Alhawa." His feet lifted up and shadows erupted. He traveled like wind through the path and reached the end of the cave.