Talauia was the next person to arrive at Ashlynn's camp, all but pulling the lumbering form of Ritchel along with her.
"Has it started, has it started yet?" the winged witch asked as she fluttered over to Ashlynn, slowing only when she realized that the Mother of Trees wasn't alone. Her wings hummed in the air, creating small whirlwinds of mist around her as she hovered closer to the witch and the powerful vampire, as her desire for even a scrap of news overwhelmed her near instinctive hesitation to approach a vampire as powerful as Nyrielle.
"I'm worried, worried about Heila," Talauia said as she hovered toward Ashlynn. "Can you see the battle from here? Are there trees close enough?"