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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"I can't say for sure. We'll have to investigate the area. It would probably be best to check the shrine, to see if the Seer and her aides are. . .frozen as well. If they're safe, they might be able to give us some hint as to what happened here, and how it happened,"</span> Arioch said. Her eyes turned up to the sky once more. It was the oddest thing, the sky was a light shade of lavender above, but just a bit further behind them, she could see where it was blue. She could see, below, where the blades of grass had been frozen in time, and where other blades hadn't yet been affected. The trees were odd colors, bending in odd yet beautiful ways. This was certainly cause for concern.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"They? You mean my people? Unfortunately so. I am truly sorry that things didn't work out well in your meeting with the his Highness. It isn't just up to him though. There are the elders to consider as well. He could order your support, but unless the elders approve of it, the King couldn't provide the help we sought. I can not say for sure, but if the King did want to provide aid, unless he could gain their support, his promise would have been a hollow one," </span>Arioch said, providing the knights with a bit more perspective on the matter. As far as Elves went, Arioch was an odd one. Her way of thinking, speaking, and acting was nowhere near what a person would have thought upon encountering and Elf. It had certainly caught the knight's off guard when they first ran into each other.<br/>
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Arioch froze suddenly. She could feel it. . .they were starting to stir. Her hands instinctively went to her weapons, and her eyes instantly moved to the statues all around them. <span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"Here they come,"</span> she shouted. Even if the others couldn't feel them, Arioch could. The spirits were gathering, and the statues were starting to stir. The nearest one to her, several yards to the right, slowly stood up right. The statues were made of natural materials, carved from earth itself, which meant that wind would be strong against it, and that it would be strong against electricity. Earth would clash with earth and likely cancel itself out, while anything else would hardly affect the statues. In this battle, Valen would be their best bet. Arioch would be managing defense.<br/>
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<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#0040ff">"Stay close and I will do my best to shield us all,"</span> she called to the others behind her.[/list:u]</li>
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