Because Marcus Monroe adamantly objected to Paige Summers helping with the Array, they were one person short, and it simply couldn't be set up.
Maisie Joyce opened her mouth to plead several times, but a single icy glance from Marcus Monroe silenced her. In the end, she said nothing, merely lowering her head in frustration.
She knew not to push her luck.
Bloodfall could offer three people, while her side only had one. The fault didn't lie with Marcus Monroe or Paige Summers, but with her own people's weakness. She was the City Lord, a strategist, but at a time like this, she felt that brains were no match for brawn. The thought was a bitter one.
Unable to do anything about Bloodfall, she had to settle for the next best thing: first, they had to find the person who cast this Spell.
She wasn't the only one who sent out search parties; Bloodfall did as well.
