“Yes!” Anais said, giving a small pump of her fist. If she could just land another couple spells like that, this nightmare would just be a distant memory. Still, it was too soon to celebrate. She glanced over to her companions, her momentary joy quickly fading. Even with the help of the princess’s hidden gun, it didn’t look like either of them had done much damage. If this kept up, they’d be overwhelmed.<br/><br/>She spun on her heels, angling<i>Theneras</i>toward the wolves surrounding the rest of her party. “Don’t give up! They haven’t got us yet!” Just as she began to call upon another burst of magic, the wolves lunged forward in eerie unison, and she suddenly had to shift her focus to strengthening the crackling barrier of electricity around her. She’d underestimated them.<i>Divide and conquer.</i>She’d thought the lightning would buy her some time to help the others, but...<br/><br/>She closed her eyes, desperately hoping that she'd made the barrier strong enough to protect her.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>