John blinked, looking over the seal like a bee checks out a bee. Bane was in his wolf form, bone to the floor with magic chains. He looked like he was in bad shape. He opened his eyes weakly and stared at John and Chas. Chas would hear in his mind “you can’t bring her here…it’s a trap for Serena…please…warn…john…”

Serena cursed softly seeing bane. “We have to get him out of there…” Drake was thinking fast and looked at Fia. “What if you and I go down and break the seal? That’s all we need to do. Bane can vanish into the shadows and find Serena if we get her to the ground floor”