Round 14

Halie positions herself between Elric and the rest of the group, hand moving instinctively to the small silver cross at her throat—a gesture both protective and defiant. Her eyes blaze with righteous anger as she glares at him, already weighing the terrible options before them.*

Merrin collapses against the stone wall, body convulsing as dark energy pulses through her veins. She grits her teeth against the agony, fighting to stay conscious while clutchling the crossbow in a death-grip—her last line of defense if the entity inside breaks free.*