‘This is my stop,’ I told Ji-yeong. ‘Coming?’
‘Do I have a choice?’
‘Sure,’ I said. ‘You can try to fight your way back to the bridge and gate out while they’re busy. You know the castle; you might manage it. Or you could join up with Anne. She’s recruiting at the moment.’
‘What happens if I do that?’
‘You get possessed by a jinn for two or three days.’
‘Just two or three days?’
‘Yes.’
Ji-yeong started to answer, then paused. ‘What happens after two or three days?’
‘An army of mages invade this shadow realm and kill you.’
‘Okay, that last bit?’ Ji-yeong said. ‘I think you should have told me that part first.’