Colene, freed of the spell of immobility, got up and pursued the man. Now she looked like an even larger serpent, one whose gaping jaws could bite great chunks out of the flesh of a man. But to the queen, she looked like an ordinary bare girl-
Why did such illusion work against a man who was surely well experienced with all kinds of magic? Darius realized that it was because it was illusion infused with belief; the horse was projecting the certainty that this was real, and Naylor had no way to resist. Seqiro must have been concentrating on penetrating the man"s mind, so as to be able to do this.
Naylor fled. He charged down the hall, heedless of his nakedness. "Anima! Animal" he cried.
The picture faded as the queen lost her concentration: "There was no anima!" she said, her thought pla
