Chapter 278 Spells

• TESSA
• After saying those words, guards materialized from the shadows of the estate, pouring into every doorway, every hallway, every crack in the stone walls. Their boots thundered against the marble floor, shields raised, armor gleaming beneath the torchlight. In the blink of an eye, we were surrounded.
• Row after row of soldiers pressed in, a steel circle locking us in place. There were too many of them to count, and though we weren’t outnumbered, their presence was still overwhelming. It didn’t feel like they were mere wizards but instead, fortresses.