Chapter 7: Miles before peace is found
Raknesh and Althol both find Tanzy just as dead as you feared, the poor woman's face frozen in her last expression of pain and betrayal. Just then Raina, Halek, and Loden burst on the scene, no doubt alerted by the siren's previous shriek, or perhaps it was Rocky. Either way, they all look on in horror.
What happened!? Loden demands, drawing his sword, but Halek and Raina are more comprehending. Raina looks at the woman, sees the remains of the powdery substance and then looks at the barely conscious Prizzard.
What did you do....? she breathes. The air still feels charged with the tainted energy of the powder. No doubt she can feel it. D-did you use the whole bag?! The question is quiet but the accusation is incredulous nevertheless.
Halek only stays long enough to assess the situation before paling and then running violently away as though his very life depends upon it. You've seen the boy run before but never like this. Should anyone make a move to go after him Raina stops them. Leave him! If you value your life, leave him be!
As for Prizzard, every vein, every muscle is weak and trembling. Blackness crowds the edges of your vision but to your despair it never comes. The sweet release of unconsciousness teases and taunts but never spares you from your torment. As the seconds go by you feel just how weak you really are. Standing is impossible, moving might be too, you're not sure, but one thing is for certain. You can feel your abilities, your spells, are completely cut off from you. All you can do is kneel on your hand and knees, and wish over and over again that none of this happened.