Black particles flowed back together.
Ethan re-formed beside Feylora and kept drawing in her green healing energy.
Elira saw a person suddenly appear out of nowhere where there'd been nothing a second ago. She jolted so hard her wings flicked, then immediately ducked behind Feylora.
Half her face peeked out from Feylora's shoulder, eyes locked on Ethan like he might bite.
Ethan shot her a helpless look, then turned his attention back to the sky.
Up there, the fight was already at a breaking point.
They'd managed to box Cindara in from multiple angles, but the little fireballs inside her flame domain kept multiplying.
One fireball by itself didn't do much.
But there were too many.
Even a small force, if it hit the same spot nonstop, could grind any defense down.
And even a slow attack, if it filled every inch of space, could leave you nowhere to run.
Ataneya's twenty-four fox tails wrapped Cindara again.
Seraphina hit from the front.
