"Here!" Jaime answered loudly, striding quickly to Travis's side.

Travis turned his head and lowered his voice, speaking rapidly. "Their target is my ability—they must not get it! I'm being controlled by a curse user. There's no way I can escape. Jaime, I'm ordering you—when the time comes, I'll kill myself. You absorb my ability immediately and leave.

"Did you hear me?!"

The last sentence came out as a roar.

A look of struggle flashed across Jaime's face, but it lasted only a second.

"I wi