Cornered

"Release my friend, or I will tear you away from him and burn your horns to ash!" 

Ashlynn's threat echoed across the mountainside, drawing all eyes, not only from the forces who had been fighting on the walls, but from those at the head of Nyrielle's army as well. Now that the blizzard had cleared, Zedya moved quickly, leaving orders for Lennart to martial the remainder of their forces while she raced to Ignatious's side. 

"Ignatious, you," Zedya started in a whisper when she arrived at the fallen Inquisitor's side. "What happened to you? And to little Heila?" she asked, hovering nervously near the slumbering witch cradled in Ignatious's arms.