She kicked the vine off after Anais had sliced it, clambering to her feet. "Sod off, Kahil!" she shouted down the stairs at him.

She shot the other two a glance before following him down, taking the stairs as quickly as she could, expecting them to be right behind her. Catching up to Nadir, she stopped, looking at him and then at the air around them, filled with glowing motes of magic. "Probably the biggest open space," she said. "That's how these things work, yeah?"