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Enlishia loosed two arrows into the water close to the last sahuagin but it was not enough to stop it hurling another blast of water at Lavren. Again the elf was thrown back into the bridge post and this time he cried out as something sharp drove into the top of his back. He staggered and both Litiraan and Telkya looked at him with concern before turning their attention back to the sea devil. A silver bolt from Litiraan’s wand seared into the water next to the creature as Lavren tried to recover from the hurts he had suffered. A golden bolt from Telkya’s amulet followed but still the sahuagin stood, defiantly in the water and raised its hand again.

The remaining harpy leapt at Dulvarna before either she or Erlmoor could react. Its claws reached her throat despite her efforts to fend the creature off and once they had reached there, they tore and ripped until blood was pouring down the front of Dulvarna’s armour. She stepped back and staggered as dizziness assailed her and then blackness overwhelmed her and she fell back onto the bridge. Erlmoor glanced down at Dulvarna and uttered a prayer while reaching down with his right hand. Divine light bathed his hand and reached out to Dulvarna, closing the terrible wounds in her throat. As her eyes opened, the dragonborn held forth his blade and rushed at the harpy. His blade sang out and the harpy fell back with a wound on its left arm. It screeched and hissed at the dragonborn as he came on at his enemy, a vision of vengeful wrath.

Enlishia raised her bow and fired again at the sahuagin only for the first arrow to drive into the water next to the creature. The second found its mark though, piercing the sea devil’s right shoulder and forcing it back. It hurled another blast of water into Lavren and flung him back but with that, it expended the last of its strength and staggered as it tried to come toward the stone platform. Litiraan raised his wand and loosed an unerring silver bolt this time that seared into the creature’s face and blasted out of the back of its head. The sahuagin fell into the red water to lie with its companions.

Lavren nodded his thanks to Litiraan and crossed to the north side of the stone platform from where he could attack the remaining harpy. He raised his wand and uttered a curse, hurling black energy at the creature. The bolt flew straight and seared into the harpy’s side, throwing it back along the bridge. Telkya came to her husband’s side and raised her amulet, loosing a bolt of gold fire that flew past the harpy to strike the wooden platform beyond it. The harpy screeched and leapt at Erlmoor, clawing at his arms as he tried to fend it off. He roared and lashed out with his blade, driving the creature away and as he did so, Dulvarna rose beside him. She lashed out with her blade and clove a deep wound in the harpy’s side. The creature staggered and as it did, Erlmoor stepped forward and thrust his blade into its chest. The sword point found the creature’s heart and with a gasp, the harpy fell back to lie beside its companion.

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