Unfortunately, these mages seem to be smarter; the bolts had come from two different sources, and the one he lands near isn't there, when he arrives, apparently taking pains to blend in with the darkness as much as possible. Meridia is clearly flying clumsily, and swings away, likely hurt enough that taking another pass would be risky.<br/><br/>And now he has a large, magical, glowing shield, telling everyone exactly where he is, as a fair number of zombies break off and begin charging in his direction.