"In Thrud's shoes, I'd imbue the rain with just enough magical power to blind the mystical senses of us Awakened. This way, her soldiers will have no problem to Blink past the walls undetected and reach the Warp Gate." Jiza said.
"If I'm right, the only battle that matters is the one outside the city. If we lose there, we'll have no second chance and Belius will fall."
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Belius' plains, now.
Solus took one final deep breath, focusing on the Sage Staff's ability to gather the world energy in order to regain her strength. Leari had kept throwing at her one spell after another, but Raptor had the reflexes of a violet-cored Awakened and nigh-infinite stamina.
As long as Solus shared a bit of her energy with it, the Golem could go at it for days.
The Thunderborne was about to emit a blast of Stormlight, but stopped herself in time. She hadn't forgotten how the golden knight seemed to be immune to world energy-based bloodline abilities.