Overall, the battle was not going terribly, but it could certainly be going better. Ahnasha's arrows had been ineffective against the mage, so she had been able to extinguish the flames. Smoke still lingered in the cave for the moment, but it would now begin to diminish. As well, the ram was at the gate, but the fire trap had been effective in either killing, or forcing the retreat of those carrying it. Honestly, even though the ram was right next to the gate, Ahnasha felt that it would make it that much easier to defend. If the hunters wanted to grab the ram, they would have to run up so close to their fortifications that even a novice archer would have a hard time missing. And, since they were directly beneath them, they could not use a shield wall to effectively protect the ram bearers. Anyone who grabbed it would be extremely exposed, as long as the defending archers could continue to shoot back. That mage, however, could potentially disrupt that plan.

With a keen eye, Ahnasha could see the crossbowman taking aim, and she did not even need to look in order to guess at whom. Darahil had the power to incapacitate, or even kill the biggest threat on the battlefield, which meant he needed to be protected. Her arrow was at the ready, so with as quick of a reaction as she could muster, she loosed it at the crossbowman, though she did not stop there. She did not have time to make her aiming subtle, so the crossbowman would certainly have seen that he was her target. So, he could either accept death, or evade. Assuming he took the latter option, he would likely be able to re-aim and shoot Darahil before Ahnasha could shoot again, so as soon as she loosed her arrow, Ahnasha cast another illusion spell, this time at Darahil. It was a spell of chameleon which turned him mostly invisible, though not completely. However, it would remain active while he charged his spell, and would mask him and his magical aura. The crossbowman would had to have looked away if he dodged, but looking back, Darahil would no longer be readily visible, and with some of the smoke still in the air, it could be difficult to spot or shoot him accurately. He might even think that another had eliminated him. And of course, Ahnasha was not going to let up her volley, though that did make her a more obvious target. She did not have the magicka pool of someone like Meesei or Darahil, so she would need to give her magic a rest for the moment.