So she was magical?  Fitting, but not quite as powerful as she, by the sounds of it.  Fifth tier was two below what she herself could manage... but no less dangerous if used right.<br/><br/>And apparently, she was not in the mood for 'talking'.  Why o why was there so many people who thought<em>words</em>to be useless?  Did nobody know how to debate or deal anymore?  Seriously... this woman must be true dragonblood; such arrogance and selfishness!  The spikes beneath her feet didn't help much any, but oh well, that would be rectified soon enough as she channeled her energies into the circlet she wore and let her spell charge up.<br/><br/>"Very well, 'tis action you want, then action you shall get." Kass replied with a smile "Just<em>hold</em>on a moment while I prepare, okay?"<br/><br/>She set off the spell, an enchantment designed to freeze the woman before her in place, and then it was a matter of readying the runestaff and casting one of it's alternate spells, and then she was more than good to go... hopefully able to flank this woman on the off-chance her spell didn't work, though giants weren't known for their strong minds so much as their strong bodies...<br/><br/>3 Charges of Rapid Casting to cast Hold Monster (DC24 vs Will) as a Swift Action, then Movement to draw the Runestaff (unless you say I didn't put it back, since I didn't specify it), then a Standard to cast the Fly spell on myself.  I make all the castings taking 1 on Perform-as-Concentration, so it's just a matter of if she's paralyzed by Hold Monster before I take a claw to the face...<br/><br/>Oh, however, if you say she was still holding the staff, then it'll be Standard to cast, then Movement to move around her via flight and get behind her, so that Aria is flanking her regardless of whether she's paralyzed or not to get sneak attack damage.  Hopefully this is what your call will be, as I much prefer this particular outcome >.>