She had been so forced to stay in motion, to stay awake, that until now Anise couldn't even think about just how exhausted she was. Adrenaline and determination had been everything keeping her from passing out, and even that had her limits. She could feel the resistance of the Dragon as it made its preferences clear. She felt the Lantern of Flight slipping from her hand due to her fatigue, causing her to panic. The Dragon finally gave in to her plea and the tornado began to rotate in the opposite direction.
Anise focused on the wind so intently, she barely noticed the branches whipping past her at deathly speed. She knew that as long as the Witch focused on her spell then Anise could not release her grip on hers. She saw a piece of the ship that Morly had lent her fly overhead, but even that barely registered as much more than a part of the tornado. Anise felt a gust of wind pick up and watched as the Witch was knocked into the water of the lake. Anise gasped and let go of the spell and all the winds stopped.
She fell to a knee completely fatigued and dizzy over the effort it took for her to use the power she had available. She unsteadily got to her feet and turned to face Reus and Peck. She had no idea if she should feel proud or afraid of what she just did, and her expression showed it. She stepped towards them until she made it about five feet away and then she tripped and hit the ground hard. She felt so tired. Her eyes were heavy, but she knew that if she fell asleep here she'd be in danger, but she knew that she'd be in danger anywhere.
She grabbed the Lantern of Flight with both hands and hugged it close. She climbed up to her feet with quite the effort and stumbled up to Peck and Reus. She then tightly tied the White Lantern to her belt where the Blue Lantern once was. She had no better place to hold the Blue Egg than her own two hands. With the little bit of focus she had remaining she put her hands on both Reus and Peck and flew with them across the lake back over the runes before clumsily landing on the ground.
Tired and hungry Anise curled up and embraced the Blue Egg and White Lantern together. Slowly and uncontrollably, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.