The battle torn onward. Shouts were exchanged between his companions. Some were just exclamations or comments, most meant very little more than the sum of the sounds that came from their mouths. Battle was always like that though. People would often talk as much as they could while they were fighting. It gave them something to focus on and maybe a way to calm the nerves. What really mattered was that their foes were dwindling quickly enough make victory certain, at least for the time being. Thea might be getting angry now and letting that frustration turn her focus to ash, but, she would regain her composure quickly enough once the battle was ended. 

Haemar's shields had gone untouched so far, much to his both glee and disappointment. He was facing a pair of the strange shadows and they had yet to be able to breech his defenses. It seemed as though they may understand the situation they found themselves in and that striking him would result in their own destruction. Yet, they must attack. The Abjurer thought he might have seen conflict in their faces. Pure fantasy. They were just creatures of darkness. 

He struck back. His blade twisting with a sudden rush of lightning. The blade whirled into a sudden and blinding arch aimed at the  shadow that was in striking range of both himself and Thea. It was not only his paladin friend who was having a hard time finding a path through their defenses. Haemar's crackling edge was turned aside with a quick parry and a crash of energy dispersing into the air around them. He gritted his teeth and turned his parried blow back into his sweeping defensive posture. 


[hider=Mechanics]
Haemar does not move and only tries to strike the shadow before him, the one also adjacent to Thea with a shocking grasp attack. The attack misses with a [url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/rolls/3265]14[/url]. 

Ward: 7
Temp HP: 10
AC: 15
Spell Slots:
1st: 4/4
2nd: 0/2
Illuminating Shroud: USED (Recharge on Short Rest)
Arcane Recovery: USED (Recharge on Long Rest)
[/hider]

[@Cu Chulainn] [@The Harbinger of Ferocity]