She didn't have to wait long to find out.
All the sands below shot forward, a tide of shifting gold, brown, and dull. They expanded and increased as if Eirikr was making more of them. They gravitated towards the man. Tons and tons of sand floated up, and more were joining all across the battlefield.
The sheer force carrying the sands upward made gale-force winds blow. Helena narrowed her eyes as the sound drowned out the raging battle on the other side of the wall.
Once again, their small battle had been disturbed. Everyone paused to look at what the Akatsuki Clan leader was doing with the storm of sand that gently floated around him.
Nobody said anything, but the battlefield began to shift. Those with Eirikr began to move towards him, and Helena found herself moving toward Vale and the others.
The wind began to pick up as the sands whirled like a sea in a storm.
