Ashleigh gave Caleb the sword, shifting into her wolf. She growled, baring her teeth at the Dark Queen while Caleb readied his blade.
The Dark Queen’s twisting vines grew in multitudes, writhing around her like snakes ready to strike.
Ashleigh jumped forward, immediately grabbing three of the vines between her teeth and tearing them with the strength of her jaw.
Caleb followed, swinging back and forth, quickly cutting through the tendrils.
As they tried to move closer to the Dark Queen, even more of her tendrils shot forward from her body.
They both moved out of the way to avoid the sharp spears.
The Dark Queen focused her attack on Caleb and his irritating sword. Large groups of spears flew toward him, and on the ground, tendrils stretched out to grab his ankles. Caleb was jumping and dashing, able to avoid her attacks but struggling to hit her himself.
‘Caleb!’ Ashleigh called out to him through their link as she tore into another root.
