<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff99">Illian opened his mouth for a snide comeback when he felt the spell fall into place. Outraged he started struggling a bit, before calming down and giving the woman a scathing look.  </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff4d">“Let me go you crone, release your magic!”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#ffff99"> With his hands tied up like they were he couldn't reach any of the counterspell trinkets he had invested in, which normally wasn’t a problem. This was the first time a mage had gotten the drop on him, and not the other way around. </span>