Sam glanced briefly back at the doors behind them and belatedly noticed its state-of-the-art security system; kinetic barriers, DNA scanners, gift suppression glyphs, magical shielding, and even voice verification software.
“Can’t they just climb the walls?” he asked worriedly. “The lava might get some of them but I bet more than a few of these guys can fly… Styx.”
It wasn’t like he wanted to fight a hundred powered inmates, but letting even one of these hardened criminals escape the prison would be the worst-case scenario. Sam’s conscience couldn’t allow that.
Thunder shook her head. “The power might be out but the magical enchantment around the prison still seems to be working… and it’ll take a lot to break an Aegis Barrier.”