Round 176

Jeane's crimson eyes flare wide as she sees Halie pulled into the portal, her wings half-spreading in a futile instinctive gesture despite being pressed so close to Abby. Not again! She snarls, her hands moving to grip Halie’s shoulders through the blue energy, fingers digging in as she tries to anchor the other woman against the portal’s pull. Hold on to me—this is going to hurt. Her voice is a low growl, barely controlled rage mixing with desperate determination.

Abby gasps sharply as Jeane shifts, the sudden movement pressing her even more tightly against the sorceress’s powerful frame. "Halie!" She cries out, her wide brown eyes fixed on the scene before them. The chamber’s walls seem to vibrate with increased energy, and the air thickens with an almost palpable tension. Without thinking, she grabs onto Jeane with both hands, clutching at the woman’s waist as if that could somehow help.