AEanna finished the healing process, but the sight of Tophat in shock upset her deeply. She had always thought him to be unflappable.
"Tophat? Tophat,listen to me! The battle is over, the fire is out! We are safe now, do you hear me?" She called to him, shaking his shoulders slightly. Then she placed her hands directly on Tophat himself and began a spell of calming, filling him with a sense of peace and safety.
James grabbed his fallen guns and stumbled to his his feet, gazing around in dismay with his good eye.
"Jesus, we're in no condition to go any further. We need to fall back and regroup."