For a while, there was only silence and then sighs of relief.
Doran's ass hit the ground as the consequences of pushing himself to spell cast despite not yet being completely healed, began to catch up to him.
Still, it was over.
The Beast was felled.
Aylin ran over to Marianne and Dana, falling to her knees by their sides to check on them. Especially Dana who had been unconscious before the team even arrived.
"Are you alright?" She asked.
Dana gave a weak smile in response.
"The Fourth Circle?" Marianne instead asked with wide eyes. There was always a tone of reverence whenever she spoke to Aylin due to the dynamic of their relationship but now, there was a kind of justification in her tone.
Like, of course she was right to think Aylin was worthy of her 'worship' if she had advanced to the Fourth Circle already. It took only a while for Marianne's mind to actually comprehend that the situation was not unique to Aylin.
