Kendrick blinked. "It's an earthen box Thane."
Thane gave him an evil smile. "Open it, then."
Kendrick placed a hand on the wall. Ari felt a pulse, then nothing. Kendrick frowned. "That should have worked."
"You've been saying that a lot lately," Thane teased.
"Only when it comes to me," Kincaid interjected.
Kendrick wheeled around to face Kincaid. "You did this?"
Kincaid nodded miserably. "I don't know how to undo it."
Kendrick placed a hand on the wall. "This is porcelain," he announced excitedly.
Thane rolled his eyes. "We went over that already."
Kendrick eyed Thane. "I don't think you get it."
"Oh, no. We do. He used both his elements," Thane replied.
Kendrick pinched the bridge of his nose. "He used both of his elemental powers at the same time with the exact amount of intensity. If there had been more earth magic, it wouldn't have hardened; if there had been more fire magic, it would have crumbled at the first touch."
Thane and Justice paled, but poor Kincaid still looked clueless.
"What'd I do?" he asked.
Kendrick lowered his hand. "Kincaid, you performed the impossible."
Kincaid was now looking panicked. "We can open it, right? I finally was able to help with my magic, but it won't mean anything if we can't get those guys outta there."
Kendrick eyed the cube, a downright frightening look in his eye. "The ones responsible are within?"
"Yes," Kincaid replied.
Kendrick rubbed his jaw. "We need to secure this warehouse from any human intervention, buy the damn building if we have to."
Ari pulled out his phone. "I'll handle that," he volunteered. This was something his family could do.
Kendrick looked at Thane and Justice. "Later, once the survivors are sorted and the new bodies have been processed and added to our depressingly growing list of deceased, we, along with Law and the twins, will try to crack this nut."
Justice's eyebrows snapped together in a frown. "Those two?"
"First off, they are my cousins, so watch what you say. Second, yes, those two. They rival me in earth magic," Kendrick explained pleasantly.
Thane's head dropped back. "Those two seriously have that much magic?"
Kendrick smiled. "Runs in the family," he boasted.
Brie eyed the earthen cube. "We leave it?"
Kendrick nodded. "Unfortunately."
Ari dropped a kiss to the back of his mate's neck and smirked when she shivered. "I'll be right over there, love," he said, pointing across the room.
"Miss you already," she replied, as she adjusted her vest.
Ari jogged over to where Declan stood talking with Etain. "Hey, big brother. Got a minute?"