"Wait." The word came out taut, panic threading through it despite her effort to stay composed.
Serena hurled the stone she'd been carrying forward.
The floor ahead of them rippled like water the second it landed.
"Quicksand," Fin said, answering everyone's unasked question. "Good eye."
A churning expanse of quicksand opened where the path had appeared to be seconds before.
Gav stared at it. "Cool. Love that for us."
"I have this," Hyran said, stepping forward. With a decisive sweep of his hand, he tore a portal open to the far side of the trap.
Serena's brows rose. He had never been to the opposite side, yet the portal formed flawlessly. He caught the question forming on her face and answered before she could voice it.
"If it is within visual range, I can create a portal even if I've never set foot there."
"I can do that as well," Maelor added, loudly enough that everyone heard.
"Congratulations," Hyran said, already stepping through.
