Somebody roared a command in akar. In response, the forest came alive with such a deep and ferocious bellow that the ground beneath our feet shuddered and flocks of birds burst from the canopies. But not just birds. Suddenly, arcing way up into the sky, came a rain of javelins just like before, but not just javelins. There were arrows in the mix this time. I shuddered, thinking about the implications of their utility. My heart went worryingly still for a moment until the spears and arrows either recoiled or splintered upon colliding with the invisible wall. I could breathe again; the archmage
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