They were safest there, behind whatever protections the mysterious shop provided for Noah's establishment if they could just reach that sanctuary before Seraphina recovered and organised pursuit, they might actually survive this catastrophic encounter.
The forest blurred around them as they fled, every second of distance representing precious safety from the overwhelmingly powerful forces they had barely managed to escape.
Seraphina barely had time to fully absorb the devastating combined attack despite all her desperate defensive preparations. The convergence of Lola's compressed fire sphere and the cat's ethereal flames created destructive force that exceeded what even her light magic shields could completely withstand.
