"Bow to me, Morfan!" she commanded and stuck her sword into the ground. The containment spell she cast formed a silvery net and dropped over Morfan restricting his movements.
The deeper her sword got inside the earth, the lower Morfan bent and he ended up on his knees.
"Arimelda! Behind you!" she heard Kefir shouting and she turned. She is weak at watching her back and she remembered Maximus standing with his drawn sword behind her.
She had faith he won't hurt her, but if Kefir shouts for her…
The moment she turned, she saw Ithildin pushing Maximus away from her. The sword in his hand clanged against the dry ground. Maximus was emitting so much darkness and Alexandra knew that he has lost control of himself.
She saw a string of darkness that was connected to Morfan. And she knew what is happening. Morfan is channeling his darkness to Maximus and making Maximus do as Inanis wishes.
And Inanis wants her dead.