"We didn't have a choice," Lucian shot back. "She brought an army. Dark creatures and mercenaries. We were outnumbered five to one. If Lilith hadn't....." He stopped.
"Hadn't what?" Nicholas demanded.
"Hadn't exploded with enough power to drive them all back," Lucian finished quietly. "Her magic erupted. White light everywhere. It punched through Thalia's shields like they were nothing. Sent her running."
Nicholas absorbed this. "How much power are we talking about?"
"Enough to level half the hall," Lucian said. "Enough to terrify everyone including herself. She's upstairs right now convinced she's going to accidentally kill someone."
"I need to see her," Nicholas said.
"There's more," Lucian said. "Thalia admitted she was the one who called Lilith into the woods that night. The trance. She tried to take her then but Lilith's power burned her even while unconscious."
