Alaric's combat instincts took over.
He teleported directly to the portal exit that led back to the human world.
Whoosh
He materialized just as a figure burst through the dimensional barrier.
A woman stumbled out, her black hair matted with blood, her sharp features twisted with pain that went beyond physical injury.
Her clothes were shredded beyond recognition, revealing wounds that should have killed her hours ago. Blood covered her entirely, so much that her skin color was barely visible beneath the crimson.
But cradled against her chest, protected by her body despite everything, was a baby wrapped in cloth that remained somehow clean.
The woman's eyes found Alaric immediately, locking onto his distinctive silver hair with desperate recognition.
She ran toward him with speed that should have been impossible, her legs barely supporting her weight, her Aura blazing with power that made the air distort.
"Teleport us! Somewhere safe! NOW!"
