The rope that was dropped before Natalia had her eyes squinting, what the hell was rope going to do. That was obviously the wrong thought, as it sprung to life before her, shooting forth to wrap her in it's snake like binds. She struggled against it with a cry out.<strong>"Great! Why is it always snakelike! I'm supposed to be the one tying people up!"</strong>She squealed out as the ropes criss crossed her form. She managed to wedge her shield between the rope and her thigh, and brought the hilt of her sword close to catch the binds ensnaring her breast on her crosspiece.<br/><br/>The belt around Natalia's waist shone with Radiance then as she made a focusing yell, and pushed with all her might to force the binds back from her.<strong>"Get off of me!"</strong>She cried, and finally her arms flexed as she pushed the rope from her form, breath heavy as a smirk crossed her lips.<strong>"Nice try, but time for a counter strike."</strong>That's when she knew she had to act, and so she ignored Rake's words, not sure if she'd be tangled in his spell following the directions, and moved forward as she brought her shield to bear, moving up to melee range in front of baddie number four so long as the webs stayed away from him.<br/><br/>(Wouldn't you guess, I rolled a 15 on the strength check. Total is 20. I Escaped the binds, and then moved forward ten feet before a diagonal step will take her before number four. Of course, if the webs reach that far she's backing off from the movement. Call it half speed if you like.)