They cracked it open in a circle of foxfire.

But the Grand Mechanist forgot one law of alchemy: To suppress is to contain, but to contain is to accumulate.

The suit of armor known as —The Unbreakable Cage—was designed to trap a magic user for eternity. Its interior was a labyrinth of silent gears and pressure plates. Every time Annerose moved, the armor moved with her, crushing her a fraction tighter. Every time she tried to cast a spell, the cold iron lining devoured the mana before it could form.