PoV: Aurea
The destruction of their siege engines proceeded smoothly. Gladly, we didn't need to send reinforcements to help Ingela.
There was a moment in which it seemed that things would turn out badly, but our girl pulled it off very elegantly. Sadly, she ran herself dry of mana in the process, but she's already safe in her quarters.
Now, time to switch phases.
At my signal, all the fire that was focused on trying to overwhelm the shield that was protecting their priests stopped. At the same moment, the priests finished their chants, enveloping the whole fortress in a holy light.
Everyone that still had a connection to the Adventuring System lost it at that very moment, except for me and Lovelace.
But it wasn't an issue anymore. Lovelace immediately switched to boosting everyone's stats, as we had previously agreed.
Mother opens a knowing smile and says, with a voice too clear to be human.
