"I had no choice! They were coming after me and my people. The fae I handed over were loners—nobody would even notice they were gone!" Silas justified, his voice rising in pitch. In response, I launched an energy bolt, sending him crashing into the wall.
He quickly regained his balance and looked at me with surprise. "So, you’ve discovered your powers?" he asked.
"Yeah, thanks to Josiah. I've spent the last two months honing my skills," I replied.
"You can't defeat us. Just don’t even think about it," Josiah warned.
"Wind, water, fire, and earth," I declared, watching realization and fear flash across his face. I summoned a fierce wind that knocked over the bookshelves and then called forth a downpour.
"Want to see earth and fire too?" I shouted over the growing chaos.
"NO!" he screa
