<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ccff">Lucian was surprised when he felt the massive amount of magic surge in the circle, struggling against the barriers to try and break free. It was more than he had been expecting, with his knowledge of both of their limits, and he was struggling to maintain the magic against it. He almost pulled out of the ritual, but then he saw their lips moving amidst the maelstrom. They were finishing up the ritual right now, and if he cut it off in the middle of the last part who knows what could happen. Lucian gritted his teeth and poured his immense power into the circle, hoping that he could keep everything together long enough for them to get to the end.</span>