I wasn't exactly sure.
Even if he succeeded in recreating the graveyard, who would be left to bind?
The thought made my stomach coil.
"Keep an eye on them," I said, turning away. "I'll return soon."
"Ehm—Eli?" one of the goblins piped up from behind. I turned slightly and saw it was the lanky one, trying to speak while hiding behind Talia.
"Can you not leave us alone with… it?" he said, motioning subtly toward Ariel. "She—uh—she keeps threatening to roast us alive and feast on our corpses."
I glanced back at Ariel, who simply bared her teeth in a wide, amused grin. Her tails swished lazily, but the glint in her eyes was far from harmless.
"I suggest you listen to her and keep still," I said, without looking back. "She means every word."
Talia let out a shaky breath and dropped to her knees, trembling as Ariel cast her a cold glance, flames flickering just behind her eyes.
