[/i]...Great. Now what do I do?[i]
From the bottom of the small stream, the Sprite was pondering about the situation she'd managed to get herself into, and more importantly, how to get out of it again. Although the monsters could not reach her were she was now, neither could she leave this place. The one blessing she had was that,seeing as she didn't have to eat and could 'breathe' underwater, she could stay down here as long as she wanted. The bad news; it seemed like the monsters weren't planning on leaving anytime soon either. Those damned beasts... They were over Lily and her party so fast, half of them were dead before they even knew what had happened to them. And with the party so swiftly decimated, the remainder didn't stand a chance either. The only reason she was still alive was luck; if this stream had been even a few more metres away, the beasts would've likely caught up to her and torn her to shreds. The memory caused a shiver to go up Lily's spine. As far as she could remember, she'd never been this close to actually dying before. And the screams... She could still hear the screams of battle, echoing in her mind.
..Wait a minute. Those voices... Those weren't the voices of her comrades! But that meant... Did another group of adventurers stumble upon her watery prison? Maybe she could finally get out of this place now! Quickly but carefully, Lily made her way to the surface, ever so slightly peeking her head up the surface to see what was going on.
It was indeed as she had hoped; other adventurers had crossed her path, drawing the attention of the monsters that had pinned her down, the later of which now had their backs turned to her. Not wanting to let this chance go to waste, Lily shot out of the water, drawing several globs of water up with her, which she then shot at one of the monsters from behind. As it turns out, water moving at high speed and forced into a small package can do a lot of damage.
In he end, the battle went by about as quickly as the one that had cost her previous party their lives; only this time the roles were reversed. With all danger now a thing of the past, Lily swam towards the edge of the water. "Thank you!" the Sprite said. "If you hadn't come along, I fear I might've never gotten out of there..."