With the addition of Sapphire, the battle rhythm... Did not change in the slightest. Despite our attacks being flawlessly coordinated, Nerissa took both of us on with grace and elegance. It was like she was dancing around us, inflicting wounds and gashes galore with that massive axe of hers.
Sapphire had been cut up pretty bad, she had taken a great deal of punishment, acting as the main damage absorber. I tried not to let it rile me up, Both the chonk and I understood her role and she wasn't upset, she was actually elated to finally be hunting.
Still, after our twenty minutes of getting our asses handed to us, she was close to dematerializing. Her Physical form had taken too much damage for the Psionic energy that maintains her to keep her in real space. As such, she relayed her intent to me and a hasty plan was formed.
What will happen next will pain me, literally, but it was her decision and I was ok with it.
