Things happened so suddenly that Lu-Lu was left unbalanced by it all, at first.  She had been about to move to pry open the covered eye when, suddenly, she felt a presence in her mind, linked to a flickering glow she spotted at the edge of her field of vision.  And then everything else faded out entirely, lost in a fog of lust and desire.  Unwanted pleasure worked its way through her body, to the point that she didn't even notice as she slid back down the sides of the obelisk, and was left leaning against it for support as she tried to resist.<br/><br/>Then, at a single touch from Bryn, relief.  Gone was the arousal that had been incited in her mind, leaving only an uncomfortable wetness along her thighs, and taking a deep breath, she surveyed the field once again.<br/><br/>"Riya!"  She called out.  "They're minions!  Get clear, then get as many of them as you can in a blast, and try to free up Damian while you're at it!  Damian, as soon as you're free, move to tie up that little ball of light over there!  I've got to go open that eye..."<br/><br/>And then she made her ascent of the obelisk a second time, Goliath physical expertise making up for the minor discomfort she still felt from that creature's mental molestation.<br/><br/><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 8pt;">((Taking two move actions to make two Athletics checks, climbing the Obelisk. Goliath racial ability allows free rerolls.<br/>(1d20+13=24, 1d20+13=18)<br/>(1d20+13=21, 1d20+13=26) (http://invisiblecastle.com/roller/view/2686736/)<br/><br/>And this time, that ability came in handy. ^^))</span>