Thorn regards the paladin with fascination. He knew this, but was -inviting- the creature to this city? And not even bothering to evacuate it? Not even to -try-?
She says blandly, "What exactly do you expect us to do against that kind of power?" The dark warrior nods at Sylvie. "And how did you expect your traps, your attacks to work? If he can reduce a city to a crater that big, what mortal could ever oppose him?"
Thorn grimaces and walks a few steps away from the wall to look out over the city.
"No. There's more to this. Something you either don't know, or aren't telling us."
She considers, then whirls to face the paladin.
"Are you sure it's HIM that destroys the cities? Him by his own powers, his own agency? Or does he call on something else? Think! You must have heard -something-, have some kind of theory!"