[b]Alicia Hayden[/b]

The Earth bastion lurched into motion, moving away from the shore of the lake and towards the castle as Suwako and Mariette occupied Caroline, leaving the rest of them to carry on with the assault. It was probably for the best anyway since they were on the clock. Nonetheless she couldn't help but worry for her fellow Beckoner. Suwako was a skilled fighter, but it seemed like everyone who worked for Justine was exceptionally skilled in some way. the fact Caroline had gone undiscovered for so long emphasizes that point. 

Her musing was cut short as it started raining red, which left her bit annoyed given that much of her clothing was white. It didn't last long but even then there was no relief as the Bastion was frozen into the lake by magic. At which point the rest of the defenders made themselves known. "About time," she remarked to no one in particular. Honestly she had figured it would have been quicker than that. Justine must be slow on the uptake right now. 

The attacks came quick, including the barking of a modern weapon. Her face hardened into a frown as she caught sight of just who it was who had fired that them. "You again," she growled, anger rising. It looked like all the rats were crawling out of the woodwork. They just had to overcome this obstacle and move on towards their final destination. 

First things first, being stuck here in the lake wasn't going to help anyone. Lifting her bow until it pointed directly upwards, she strung her bow and let her magic infuse the arrow that she strung. With a snap she fired, the arrow splitting into several as it rose towards the top of its arc. They impacted all around the ship, small bursts of energy shattering the ice that locked the hull in place. Maybe they could try flying now, or at the very least they'd be able to move.

Just as quickly she reoriented towards their foes, lest she get sucker punched by an attack. "Let them have it." There was no point in trying to reason with these people, not if they had sided with Justine. Glowing runes traced themselves in the sky as she fired one arrow after enough, each turned into its own separate volley as a veritable storm of projectiles was sent careening across the space between them and at the quartet. And thanks to that same magic, even the fierce winds picking up wouldn't be as much of a problem as they would have  if she were using normal arrows. 

This was the point where, naturally, her arrows would start exploding, effectively creating their own version of flak. It might not take anyone down but if they were dodging then they'd be too busy to shoot at them, and then someone with heavier armament like Penny could finish them off. She just had to keep up the pressure, and she aimed to do just that