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The Desert Knight glances between us before stepping forward and snatching lares down at me

"Boy, what have you done?" he all but belloards his son

Westley is speechless, fear on his features for the first ti If I'ht and plan with hiht "Iuh, I put a spell on him, one that forced hiht releases er while his eyes drop to the medallion The men with him scramble ahile Westley remains in place "You said you could not use it!"

"I only can every once in a while It just so happened to work this " I lie oncea knife, the Desert Knight snatchesut you right now!" he growls

Not sure what he expects a ical witch to do, I pick up the medallion, close my eyes, and toss one arm out to my side After a few seconds, I open my eyes "He is released," I say as soleh for the teen to hear

The Desert Knight twists to see over his shoulder

I wave Westley away

He obeys and backpedals until he's standing between two of his father's ht turns his attention back tofor ht to watch you die atoff my ability to breathe and I clutch his wrist

"Or you can use your asp

"Then mayhap I should kill you now!"

"Youcurse" Choking, es ofblack Pain is tru into darknessthe world growing quiet, fuzzy, dull

Silently, I screah h to shove hi hard My throat burns and I touch the tender skin around my neck The world is wobbly, my senses all over the place as they're revived by the sudden flow of oxygen in round and push myself up