[h1][center][color=silver] Illuminations II [/color][/center][/h1] As Val breathed ragged, he noticed Brennen walk over to him. The Pyromancer then beckoned to Val to get to his feet, his hand waiting. Val gladly took it, but it pained him. He held on to Brennen for a moment and said, [color=gold]"Ribs... broken. Have to keep going. Away from forest. Need to res-"[/color] But before he could finish Zana shouted out a spell, and all around them a thicket of spiked vegetation shot up, obscuring his view from other party members. Val looked at Brennen, [color=gold]"Horses. Then her and I will have a chat."[/color] Val then painfully lifted up Sanctity, and began to cut the thicket, lighting it up so they could get out. Val was dismayed and satisfied with how members of the party had preformed. Most, he hoped, had escaped serious injury other then himself. No one had died either, so that was a plus. But he could not ignore the Fae's antics in the battle. With little warning for what her spells would be doing, she had almost gotten Val killed and then recklessly firing her spells after the battle had one, left a sour taste in his mouth. For now, Val focused on getting to the horses, so they could escape to safer passages. [@Rithy][@Zetsuko][@Leotamer][@Ghost Shadow]