[ -- his surprise is sufficient to turn his head mid-swing, luckily he connects anyway and his astral vine is much more effective than the previous attempts. Trouble isn't killing them, the trouble is there's a lot of the damn things, and they're not grouping up nicely to hit at once.]
[He ducks beneath another attempt, throwing a wind spell to launch both himself and the converging undead backwards, aiming for some space.]
[Why exactly she's here (probably similar reasons to him, forgotten knowledge or the like) he doesn't have time to ponder, but certainly he's not upset to have a little help, even if all she can do is provide those showy distractions she's so adept at.]
Don't suppose you have the Sword of Light with you, [he cracks, somewhat irritably. He can take care of his damn self, you know.] Elmekia Lance! [His spell fires into the closest crowd of wraiths, who screech and smoke but don't go down. Damn.] They're a level up from what I usually find.
Keep them occupied while I go for something bigger. [A Rah Tilt takes a few verses and a little more concentration than he has in close combat.]
[In the meantime, he tosses her his sword, the enchantment still active. It's Lina, after all, he knows she can use it. It's no Gorun Nova but maybe she can channel something through it to deal some astral damage.]
No worries, they're pretty much the same from wherever, just different ways to save the world
[He ducks beneath another attempt, throwing a wind spell to launch both himself and the converging undead backwards, aiming for some space.]
[Why exactly she's here (probably similar reasons to him, forgotten knowledge or the like) he doesn't have time to ponder, but certainly he's not upset to have a little help, even if all she can do is provide those showy distractions she's so adept at.]
Don't suppose you have the Sword of Light with you, [he cracks, somewhat irritably. He can take care of his damn self, you know.] Elmekia Lance! [His spell fires into the closest crowd of wraiths, who screech and smoke but don't go down. Damn.] They're a level up from what I usually find.
Keep them occupied while I go for something bigger. [A Rah Tilt takes a few verses and a little more concentration than he has in close combat.]
[In the meantime, he tosses her his sword, the enchantment still active. It's Lina, after all, he knows she can use it. It's no Gorun Nova but maybe she can channel something through it to deal some astral damage.]