Aegis gasped when she saw the shadowy figure appear.  She watched briefly as Shadu tried to attack him, with little effect.  Worse, the cultists were still eager to fight, and it looked like they wouldn't have any problem surrounding her companions if they weren't careful.  "Hey!  Cultists!  Is summoning some shadow the best you can all do?" she called out, wincing slightly at how pitiful that actually sounded but hoping to get the attention of at least a few of them.  Unfortunately, the cultists that were still standing seemed to be quite a bit better at fighting, and she was forced on the defensive to keep them from surrounding her.  "Don't worry about me, just get that shadow bastard!" she called out to her companions, hoping she could manage to keep the cultists distracted for a while.<br/><hr/>Fighting roll: 24