the net, and freed Xavier. Unfortunately, the trap had alerted the nearby Draconians of fresh prisoners. In a matter of seconds, the wizards were ambushed.
Xavier hadn't run more than five feet before two magic-proof chains made their way around his legs, throwing him to the ground once more. Similar chains caught the other wizards, and one by one they went down. Stephanie was the last one standing, but she too went down after a short struggle. She fell beside Xavier, a little discombobulated.
"Take my hand!" she called, and Xavier did. For a few moments their bodies were linked together as they both experienced the sorrow of seeing their wands shattered by the Draconians. The wizards were dragged away to various Draconian camps, and despite some resistance, Stephanie was pulled away as well.
In a desperate effort to leave a sign of the capture, Xavier pulled off his pin. It was a Hydra, given to him by a young Quinn Lifeshield just before Xavier left on the mission to Dragonspyre. Xavier threw it from his cloak, and by some odd work of the Spiral, the pin vanished. Now Xavier could only hope the pin would end up in the hands of someone who knew its significance. He winced as the chains pulled against his legs, and he was dragged against the ground away. The last thing Xavier heard before he was knocked out were the screams of his companions as they were yanked away to months of torture.
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