Drenidiopectuslipia's POV
"Are you even doing anything?!" I heard myself yell impatiently. "We've been here for the past five minutes and nothing seems to be working. The box does not even seem to be slowing down."
"I… am… trying," she strained, trying her best to halt the spinning box. "It's not budging and I don't know why."
"Maybe it is because you are a shitty mage."
"Shitty enough to release you from a loop that could have cost you your life."
"Just focus on the task at hand and stop trying to get me riled up."
A scent hit me from within the cave. We were not alone. Using my eyes to scan around the room, I found two mages hiding in the top dark corner of the cave. They were dark mages and from their outstretched arms, they were preparing to attack the Xaj.
"Get out of there!" I yelled blitzing into the Xaj in time to avoid her from getting hit by the shadow arrows.
