Hoarfrost covered the walls of the tower and seeped deep inside Solus' fingers, freezing them to the bone. She had to hide her hands behind her back before Jirni noticed the frostbite and asked questions Solus couldn't answer.
'Fuck me sideways! We are surrounded.' Lith said, dispelling the enchantments he had tried to conjure.
What still worked of the Watchtower marked two waves of Frost Soul coming from the center of the merfolk village, another from the ocean, and a searing tidal wave of Fire Soul ready to fall from the sky.
If unleashed, it would have engulfed the entire oasis with the sole exception of Lith's "home". Orpal couldn't risk involving Elysia or Kamila in the attack, and his Upyrs gave the Verhen residence a wide berth.
The effect of Frost Soul on the tower was something neither Lith nor Orpal had predicted.
