Of Thorns and Thistles

Eltanin picked her up in his arms and without a minute's delay, carried her all the way back to her bedchamber as Biham followed him. The moment they left the portal reduced in size and went back to its languid mode. 

"Seal this place with your magic, Rolfe," Ileus said as he sucked in a sharp breath. If his intuition was correct, then whoever was using dark magic in the kingdom of Pegasii was going to come here and might use it to their advantage. 

"I don't think I should seal it, Ileus," Rolfe said as he watched Eltanin carrying Lusitania back to the palace.