Through the Barrier: Book 1 of the Princes and Priests Trilogy

"Shannon!" Riven yelled. Shannon's attention shifted for a moment, allowing him to feel the goblins that had gotten past the orcs who were understandably distracted by the fire. They were running at him, but there wasn't much he could do about it. There was no way that he could redirect that much power, that fast. The power had such a grip on him that he wasn't going to be able to free himself or to move. All he could do was hope that the fire engulfing him was enough to stop them, but he doubted it. He was bracing for an injury and preparing to deal with the aftermath of it. Riven yelled to Ivan and Kelly to protect Shannon, and the two roaring warriors charged in, slamming into the goblins that were reaching for Shannon. He returned his attention to the spell that was beginning to waver under his distraction. If the goblins were getting that close to him they were running out of time.