In the space of a moment that seemed to stretch far longer than it actually did, Aira jerked her head around to look at whatever had made Clay panic—only to gasp herself, with no time to react.
The beast Zyren had been fighting was huge, so of course the first thought of everyone there had been that it would find it difficult to move around. But even Zyren was stunned to see it suddenly disappear—almost like it had sunk into the ground—only to reappear right behind him.
Zyren instantly reacted, moving to protect himself, only to be stunned when instead of attacking him directly, the beast concentrated on killing Aira instead. It knew that Zyren was smart and strong, and the only way to make him trip up was to incense him into utter anger.
