There, they quickly recovered their strength. The milky water glowed softly. The circle of arches here in the center of the grove was illuminated faintly by the light from the Moonwell. Robyn felt rather than saw the other druids around her. And she knew that the army of death was very close. Something white moved through the darkness to stand beside her, and she threw her arms about Kamerynn’s broad neck. The presence of the mighty unicorn bolstered her own confidence. “We haven’t long to wait,” said Genna. The Great Druid emerged from the darkness to stand beside her pupil. “Did you see the … human?” Robyn asked, wondering if one who commanded such an army could actually possess humanity. “No, but it was his spell that destroyed the elemental. He cast it from beyond the stream. Perhaps the barrier still prevents him from entering the grove.” “Barrier?” Robyn was surprised. “I’ve never seen a barrier at the edge of the grove.” “No one can see it. And only one such as he, a being consumed by evil, feels it.
