Sam glanced one last time at the frozen soldiers and Evrin and then guided Steelweaver to step inside the waygate along with him.
Damian broke the inscribed spell inside his runic gun with a flick of a finger and released the frozen individuals.
"Centuries of suffering on this land, and now you show yourself!" Landbreaker said with more venom than he probably intended.
A deep, rumbling, ancient voice came out of one of the guards with a golden mana-thread attached to his head,
"The gifts I have given can be taken away as well, faithless one."
One of the blue mana-thread ones added, "Forget all that creature said, if you care for your lives."
Then came the voice from one of the red mana-thread guards,
"Do not involve yourself in the business of gods."
"Is that truly you? Goddess Astraea?" Vidalia asked.
"Do not believe everything you have heard from that coward, senile dwarf. Daughter." The gold mana-thread guard replied.
