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head. “The cliffs are mine. The caves are hers. However much time has passed, the cliffs are still mine. We’ll work the spell from above.” He turned to Glenna. “We have to see first. We can’t transport what we can’t see. It’s likely she’ll sense us, and do whatever she can to stop us.”
    â€œMaybe not right away. We won’t be looking for her this time, but for people. She may not realize what we’re doing, and give us the time we need. Hoyt’s right, it’s better done on the cliffs,” Glenna told Blair. “If we can get anyone out, we wouldn’t want to bring them out here in any case.”
    â€œGood point.” Maybe they wouldn’t get any solid intel out of this trip, Blair mused, but they might not walk away empty-handed. “So, what do we do with them if it works?”
    â€œGet them to safety.” Glenna lifted her hands. “One step at a time.”
    â€œI can try to help you. I haven’t much magic,” Moira added, “but I could try to help.”
    â€œEvery little bit helps,” Glenna said.
    â€œOkay, the three of you go up. Larkin and I will stay here, incase…well, in case. Anything that comes out this way to give us trouble has to be human. We’ll handle it.”
    â€œIt could take a while,” Glenna warned her.
    Blair studied the sky. “Plenty of daylight left.”
    She waited until they’d started up before she spoke to Larkin. “We can’t go in. If this magic deal opens up thecaves, we can’t go in. I mean it.” She punched his arm. “I can see what you’re thinking.”
    â€œOh, can you now?”
    â€œRush in, grab a maiden in distress or two, run out the hero.”
    â€œYou’re wrong about the hero end of it. That wouldn’t be what I’m looking for. But now a pretty maiden in distress is hard for a man to resist.”
    â€œResist it. You don’t know the caves, you don’t know where she’s holding the prisoners, and you don’t know their numbers or how they’re equipped. Listen, I’m not saying a part of me wouldn’t like to go charging in there if it opens up, do some damage, maybe save some lives. But we’d never make it out alive, and neither would anyone else.”
    â€œWe have the swords Hoyt and Glenna charmed. The fire swords.”
    She struggled with frustration. It was so damn irritating to have to explain basic strategy. “And we’d take some vamps with us, no question. Then they’d have us and the swords.”
    â€œI know the sense of what you’re saying, but it’s hard to stand by and do nothing.”
    â€œIf the magic team pulls this off, it won’t be nothing. You’re too good in a fight for us to lose you trying something that can’t work.”
    â€œOh, a compliment. Not many of those spill out of your lips.” He grinned at her while drops of sea spray glinted in his hair. “I won’t go in. I give you my word on it.” He held out a hand for hers. When she took it, he gave it an easy squeeze. “But there wouldn’t be anything stopping us from slapping some fire in the hole should this bloody rock open. It would be what you call making a statement, wouldn’t it?”
    â€œGuess it would. Just don’t get cocky, Larkin.”
    â€œSure I was born that way, I’m afraid. What’s a man to do, after all?”
    He turned to face the wall, and leaned back on one ofthe wet rocks as the spume sprayed. And looked relaxed enough, Blair noted, that he might have been sitting in the parlor by the fire.
    â€œWell, likely we’ve got some time on our hands just now. So, tell me, how did you first know you’d be a demon hunter?”
    â€œYou want the story of my life? Now?”
    He moved his shoulders. “Might as well pass the time. And I’ll admit to some curiosity about it. Before I left Geall,