*The Elf howls in agony and falls back, blacking out briefly* *Mergoux slides off the black smoke holding her and hits the floor hard. After a few seconds she raises herself onto arms and knees, both trembling badly from injuries and weakness* Mergoux: Wwff... Wht... hppn... free? *Her speech is badly slurred and barely understandable* *Iris screams in shock and scrambles back, watching in disbelief* Iris: H-hanna?!