She didn't feel the twinge of strange magic until the trap was sprung, and by then it was too late. Krynn threw herself backwards with a startled cry as tendrils coated in a sinister glow burst from the ground, snaking towards her. On panicked instinct, she tried to stand up and flee, but the tendrils moved faster than she could. She stumbled and fell as several wrapped themselves about her ankles, dragging her backwards as she tried and failed to kick free.<b> "What the hell--let <i>go!"</i> </b>She clawed helplessly at the belts of magic constricting her legs, trying to dismiss them with her own magic, but it was like trying to chop down a tree with a dull stone. As soon as they touched her, she had felt a jolt within her, the sudden hum of magic she was used to knowing suddenly going silent. Not only were the tendrils apparently unbreakable by hand, but they were infused with nullification magic as well. The sprite shouted in alarm as more entwined about her chest and hips, hoisting her up off the ground.<br/><br/>Despite her growing panic, she never stopped trying to break free, even as the tendrils wrapping about her wrists, pinning her arms behind her back. It was only the chilling sensation of one coiling itself around her throat, giving it a threatening squeeze that made her flinch and cry out, that made her stop thrashing for a moment. The belts grip didn't yet become crushing, but none of them seemed to be inclined to let go, either. Dangling from their grip, she panted, looking about fearfully as realization settled in, bringing with it a feeling of cold dread. Someone had found her charms, and laid a trap in the event she returned. A knot of fear twisted her guts as she began to understand what a mistake it had been to venture here. The sprite started wriggling again, desperate to break free of the belts even as they roped themselves around her more. She wasn't sure which would be the worse death--being strangled by these tendrils, or being killed by whatever denizen had set the trap in the first place.