"Let go of me! Let go of me!"
In the Magic Potion Shop, the little elf Riel was tightly ensnared by suddenly animated branches around her ankles, hanging upside down in mid-air, panicking and struggling.
In her desperation, she grabbed the silver spoon beside her, scooped a semi-solid potion from the still faintly glowing cauldron, and fiercely splashed it towards the branches entangling her!
Accompanied by a sizzling sound, the branches snapped.
Riel fell face-first to the ground with a "thud," her nose instantly gushing with blood. The splashed potion also landed on her calf, leaving a burning red mark.
Poor Riel had no idea what was happening.
Sobbing, she tried to crawl to the cabinet to find a healing potion but was horrified to find two more twisted branches emerging in the room, slowly approaching her!
She turned to escape the shop but found the doorway blocked by newly grown branches.
