Mallory threw a fireball, rapidly following it up with another one. The spider she attacked ran towards her and she threw a third fireball, braced to attack it once more. It crumpled in a heap on the ground. It took her a few seconds to realise she should be helping the others. She attacked two more spiders, the rest taken out before she had the chance to attack any of them. She stared at the dead bodies littering the ground. “That’s it? We did it already?” Callum lowered his bow. “It wasn’t like they had a lot of health.” He glanced at Brodie. “Unless it was the fearsome war cry that helped.” “Very funny,” Brodie muttered. “I need to collect my throwing knives.” He headed for the closest spider, crouching beside it. “They’re better XP than goblins and easier to fight. I gained twelve X

