Arlan panicked and a surge of power escaped his body. The very moment he vanished from his spot, every bandit within the vicinity was slashed by an invisible blade. All the knights froze upon the realization that the bandits they were fighting fell on the ground, deader than dead.
Arlan's self-imposed shackle on his power was fragile in the face of Oriana's safety.Her life was above any principle he was following.
In a blink of an eye, he disposed of the bandit problem and went after Oriana.
Realizing the situation, Imbert grabbed a torch from the ground and ran towards where he had last seen Oriana. He found that beyond the darkness was a steep slope. Oriana must have fallen down by accident.
Rafal came running to his captain's side. "His Highness?"