Eibhlin ignored the chill in the air, the only sign that she felt the cold at all was the faint spread of chillbumps across her exposed skin.  If she felt the seeping of ice cold moisture into her shoes, it didn’t show, her expression never changing from the hard look of warning she wore whenever one of the guards stepped too close to Aisling.<br/><br/>When Aisling stumbled a third time Eibhlin reached out with her bound hands and steadied her, keeping her hands on the small of the other woman’s back as they walked.  One of the guards sneered and made a move to force them apart.  Eibhlin’s eyes hardened, darkening, the blue disappearing altogether, leaving nothing but ice cold obsidian in their place.  The guard actually balked at her expression, taking a hesitant step away from the two women.  The bindings were supposed to hold their power in check… but he didn’t feel up to testing that theory with a woman who obviously held more than a touch of Winter’s ice in her soul.<br/><br/>Eibhlin’s eyes thawed, the deep blue returning, a small reassuring smile on her lips when Aisling turned to glance back at her, completely oblivious to the silent battle being waged in her wake.<br/><br/>They were past the stones when it happened.  Eibhlin reached out, dragging Aisling  to the side, falling to the cold ground as a net of shadow and earth fell where they had been but a moment before.  Her eyes flicked quickly around the clearing, counting the enemies with cold efficiency.  When she reached a dozen she realized what was happening… someone else was making a power play, and unfortunately they were caught in the middle of it.<br/><br/>She concentrated on her bindings while crouching next to Aisling, finding a tiny strand she yanked with all her might, the power unraveling in a rush of power that melted the snow beneath them.  “Come on, we have to get out of here…” she said, glancing down to see that Aisling had managed to free herself as well.<br/><br/>She backed up towards the stones, watching the enemy descend upon them and began to weave a shield of shadows and darkness around them, a moment later she felt Aisling joining her strands of light, weaving them through Eibhlin’s shield as they stepped between the stones.  Then…. Nothing….<br/>