Fortunately, between dodging and bringing up the shield, he managed to deflect the energy bolt, and gets a chance to see that Night was engaged with a horseman who'd slipped past the line, and was attacking the tent, doing her best to hold him off and keep him from getting to the civilians, unable to stop the spellcaster, who'd, apparently, been hiding among the aides, and waiting for an opportunity like this, to reveal himself.<br/><br/>The spellcaster seems completely surprised that Caiphias not only managed to survive the surprise attack, but was retaliating, and maintains that surprised look, even as his head explodes like an overripe melon. Unfortunately, the left the remaining few riders he'd been engaged with free to flank with their allies, few though they were.