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Iylma'tria smiled somberly at Lacain's answer to her question. Though he was right in that she likely shouldn't have been left alone, the statement also made her feel weak and unwelcome. At the rest of his answer, she nodded. When he smiled at her in a more relaxed fashion she felt a pang of something in her chest. Her heart ached. In the surface of her mind she couldn't place why exactly it was happening, but some part of her deep inside was able to see what she wouldn't let herself. It could tell.

Grateful for the forewarning of their teleportation this time, Iyl pressed herself closer to Lacain just before they disappeared in an attempt to make it easier for him to move them. Granted, she was largely ignorant to the change in his power, and was unaware that the movement was unnecessary. Part of her knew he had changed in power, part of her could feel it, but due to her state of mind she was unable to really feel out what was truth and what wasn't.

One could say she was ignoring it as well, however, because it was similar to someone else's. Teraem. A man who was like a father to the woman. That's what it felt like. Maybe, just maybe if she ignored it, it would go away.

As they reappeared Iyl's eyes laid to rest on the cliff face a small frown of confusion on her face as she glanced back up at Lacain. She said nothing, however, instead choosing to watch the man as he wove his spellwork. After he recited his spell, Iyl was made aware of the sounds of the forest as they grew deathly silent. 

A feeling of strong, dense mana washed over her after a few moments, causing her to glance up at her friend again. Though he wasn't outwardly reacting to the clearly encroaching threat, she could feel his energy as it wove itself around them in the form of a defensive barrier. Even this much wasn't enough to strain him.

As the wall began to crumble away, the silence in the forest gave way to gentle airy whispers. The threat was getting closer. 

Shaeriel'm en were coming.

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Just as she spoke the Shae's massive arm shot toward them at breakneck speed. [b][color=#8fbbe5]"[/color][color=#9dbdd7]S[/color][color=#acc0c9]h[/color][color=#bac2bb]i[/color][color=#c8c4ae]t[/color][color=#d7c7a0]![/color][color=#e5c992]"[/color][/b] Was the only word she could muster as her hands quickly rose above her head, palms open. A golden light followed her hands from the ground up into the air continuing up for about 50ft before the light shattered like glass, leaving in its place a massive wall of stone. The Shae's massive arm collided with the wall, but the wall didn't break. Part of Iyl's focus was put into the wall, she was keeping it together even though it should have broken under the stress of a single hit from the creature. 

Undaunted by the unbroken wall, the creature started to punch it in rapid succession, earning an irritated grunt from Iyl as she kept the structure up. If she was being honest, she wasn't sure how long she would be able to keep the wall up.

She hoped it would be long enough.