Round 71

Jeane descends carefully, her wings beating steadily as she hovers just above the ledge's surface. The ancient guardian circles below, its shadow-servant still pursuing Varrika across the stone shelf far below. The sound of rushing water from the subterranean river current echoes ominously upward. That incompetent Halie has done it again—summoning a demon and endangering our entire quest! Her crimson eyes narrow with barely contained fury. She begins casting, magical energy crackling around her fingertips as she prepares to intervene.

Seraphine remains frozen in place above the chasm's edge, her protective barrier shimmering faintly around her. The air grows heavier, thick with ambient corruption that makes her skin crawl. I... I don't think we should interfere directly! That creature—it's not mindless. It understood Halie's command and responded! She clutches her staff tighter, knuckles whitening. We need to assess the demon's nature before attempting any kind of banishment or control.