[b]Alicia Hayden[/b]

Her shot landed home against the girl threatening Lily, much to Alicia's pleasure. It seemed her pinpoint accuracy was still serving her well, even if she did have the element of surprise on her side in that particular moment. It helped them turn the tables on her, letting Alicia turn her attention to the monsters that continued to threaten. At the very least she could help make some breathing room, if nothing else. 

She could have sworn she saw Penny out of the corner of her eye, but did not see any indication of their ally joining the fight. Perhaps it had just been her imagination. She needed to stay focused on her own concerns, rather than the hope that she had come back from those recent events that had seen her run off with Thalia. 

A goods thing too, as the situation rapidly changed. One of their numbers was taken by a sudden arrival, Alicia just barely getting to see that it was Lily before she vanished. That did more than annoy her, now she was angry. Both at the ones responsible and at herself. She had had the opportunity to learn more about what was going on, it had been right there in her grasp, and now it was gone. All because she had failed to act. Again. 

If there was one upside it was that the numbers of their enemies were drastically reduced, lightning combining with water to strike down the rampaging hordes on the ground. Now they had that breathing room she had wanted, even if it was too late to matter. It was just about that time that she found she had company, a bird hanging around as she took out what flying enemies remained, and Alicia took care to not shoot her too in the process before it came to land on her shoulder. But she could easily hear the suggestion the familiar brought, her gaze narrowing as she focused in on Minnie. Well, she wanted to let out that aggression. Maybe it was time to do so.

"You know us Beckoners. We don't give up easily," she replied with a nod as she aimed her bow. She dug deep, drawing on her natural reserves and tapped even deeper than that, to the blood that laid beneath. She barely paused, barely gave time for incantation as she launched a burst of magic at Minnie, cutting loose with her barrage abilities. She would have multiple arrows coming at her at once with barely any pause between them, hammering streaks of light that flashed across the sky from her vantage point to the magical girl. And did it seem like the arrows were curving a bit, as if tracking their target? Perhaps. But now that there weren't any more interruptions from minions, she was going to apply as much pressure as she could to get the job done, no matter the cost to her in the process. 

[@BrokenPromise][@Ariamis][@Card Captor]