Silas strikes Ulavree across the side of her head, although the damage seems to go to her hardened skin instead of actually doing her much harm. The skin chips partially away, leaving a more elderly looking woman underneath. She nearly appears as old a crone as she did when the abjurer first met her.
The woman hisses and slashes at Silas with her curved blade and for a moment the mage feels cold as if someone walked over his grave, but he maintains his will and ignores the effects (-6 hps to Silas).
Dartis continues to laugh, and the snakes around him writhe in confusion and avoid engaging him as the nobleman slips partially away from their fangs.
Silas and Ulavree continue their fight as Dartis avoids the fangs and attacks of the snakes once they come to their senses. His flailing during his maniacal laughter keeps him partially protected, but after a few rounds he finds himself entwined and bitten, though his hardiness keeps him from suffering from their poison (-3 hps to Dartis). The nobleman can see that it is only a moment of time before the snakes win out and though he continues to laugh he looks desperately at the fight before him.
The battle between Ulavree and Silas seems to go on forever, snake staff versus asp-pommelled blade of the witch. Silas is nicked by the blade and feels the strange pull of its power (-5 hps to Silas), though he grimly ignores succumbing to the weapon and strikes quickly, his staff twirling and sparking as it meets blade and glances off. The abjurer jabs past the witch's guard and he is satisfied with a sharp, yet light glance against her ribs. The staff is twirled once more as Ulavree attempts to catch her breath, the odd hardened skin of hers now depleted. The snake staff strikes the Mistress of Serpents across her chin, throwing the now-frail body of Ulavree to the side with a bone-crunching utterance.
The snakes surrounding Dartis disappear and he feels himself able to move once more as Ulavree whispers through gasps, "Disobedient children... what will you do... without my guidance..."