Move!

While they still had a few questions about the black gem, Nessa and the others understood that it was nowhere near as important as Yanael's well-being. Without her sacrifice, Alzara and Mandra wouldn't be alive, and Zach wouldn't have had the time to break his petrification.

Dukiel decided to stay and check on Zach's state while the other three went to check on Yanael, Alzara, and Mandra. Alzara and Mandra were in pretty bad shape, but they were strong and not in any danger anymore now that the worst had passed. They had even started getting stable enough to get up and move to Zach's side.

Yanael, on the other hand…She was hanging by a thread, at least by the looks of it. They couldn't get to her due to the barrier Zach had put up. It also obscured their vision a little as well. An oval dome of pure light kept them from getting too close to Yanael's resting body. It did not, however, stop them from delivering her arms back to her. Those slid right through.