With her cover blown, Fei Ling jumped down from the beam, her short bow fully drawn in mid-air, a feathered arrow aiming straight for Jini's throat!
However, the arrow did not hit its target.
A black-robed Cultist standing behind the Priest seemed to anticipate this as he stepped sideways, swinging the longstaff in his hand to deflect the arrow, which was pinned into a nearby wooden pillar, its tail feathers trembling dramatically.
Vera also emerged from the shadows behind a stone pillar, holding a curved saber. His gaze swept across Anton and the other sacrifices, finally settling on Jini's face: "Let them go, we'll leave immediately."
Jini did not answer, only shook her head gently, as if refusing a child's unreasonable request.
Then she raised the simply adorned white small magic staff in her hand and gave a slight wave toward the black-robed believers around her.
Potential Activation!
