The fighting was brutal, and by the end of it, Whisper was clearly hurting, spending more time on ambushing weakened and distracted foes, than trying to take them alone. Murphy was looking a bit wounded, but not much worse off than Caiaphas.<br/><br/>The head mage, however, looked furious. His spells were growing weaker, but he hadn't left his ritual circle, and still had the hostages with him.