Evvie made a commendable effort to defend herself from the tendril of water, but it was evident that she had little experience with fighting someone like Anna. Unsurprisingly, as the tendril of water made contact with her hastily risen staff, it bent. The remaining six feet or so of water that had protruded past her wrapped around the staff, forming a hook shape, with the likely effect of cleaving into the top of her spine from behind instead, with moderately less momentum. The flexibility of water coupled with Anna’s deadly ability to harden it at will was a dangerous combination, as the dragon-kin was about to find out.

Now Evvie was for all intents and purposes surrounded by Anna’s tendrils, with one still rapidly approaching from the front and the immediate threat of the after-effects of the original attack still posing some threat. Evvie may still choose to breathe fire to negate the momentum of the attack heading towards her, though it would be less effective than usual as it moved through the earth rather than the air. 

If Evvie was struck by the tendril from behind, she would be unlucky to be seriously injured due to her efforts with the staff. However, it would be a dangerous set-up as she would likely be off balance and pushed forward, directly into what would then be the second tendrils path towards her stomach.