[It takes Vander a moment before he realizes that the twinge of fear he feels isn’t quite his own. It's an odd thing to come from his normally unflappable companion, but truth be told, this whole ordeal is worrying him too. How do you fight something that can so easily freeze you in place?

But she can’t do it indefinitely, that much is clear from the reprieve that allowed the two of them to take refuge back here. And two against one gives them better odds of coming up with something that’ll get them out of this mess.

She sure as hell doesn’t sound happy about them trying to conspire, though. They’re gonna have to come up with something quick. He doesn’t dare move from behind that pillar just yet, but he’s keeping an eye off to the side just in case she starts moving.]

That sword might be able to get us in close if we play our cards right.

[Moving around is gonna be the difficult part here, but that does give them a nice little ace up their sleeve.]

But you're right, I think something like that’s gonna be our best bet. Though… [He pauses for a moment, turns his attention back to Amos with brows furrowed in thought.] If she’s using some kind of time magic, maybe all this Sand we’ve been scrambling for could help?