Your blade slams into the "vine" with a<em>THUNK</em>, the lava-like edge causing even the magic snow to melt... and you see the tree itself start to shudder and groan. Meaning that what you just struck wasn't so much a vine, as the tree's root... and it is most displeased. Luckily, that manages to break Kara out of her reverie, and she springs back to your side, drawing Firedancer with blinding speed.<br/><br/>"SHIT! That... that thing would have eaten me, wouldn't it?" she shivers, and an aura of flame surrounds her free hand. "Have I mentioned that I think I'm starting to hate these "winter" fey?"<br/><br/>Unfortunately, the act of "getting back" slows down Kara's ability to rush back in, and the tree itself still seems to be recovering from the damages the two of you have dealt... which means that you, quick on your feet as you are, have an opening...