with a yell, Shana unleashes a colour spray in a desperate attempt to stun it, then sets the illusion hound forward to distract the beast from its current victim, preparing to fire my crossbow again
I lift my hands in a swirling gesture again, the phantom hound still threatening from the far side of the creature to the strange warrior, and a swirl of thick smoke wreaths its head
[Silent Image of smoke to surround it's head; blinding and confusing it (I hope...)]
As soon as the beast is distracted I dive out of the hole, looking surprised at the newcomers charge. My "beast" leaps lithely to a flanking position as I scramble back, and I prepare to support the new arrival's attack
"its digging its way in!" I use the moment of distraction to take a shot with my crossbow at it, then pause and begin to murmur, hands sweeping in rapid, intricate circles. A snarl echoes from outside the hole behind the hound, as a similar but slightly larger beast approaches from behind ...
"No!" I grab Avra, holding him back. "I don't know what's going on here... and havent since I arrived at that inn. Maybe we really are awake now. But whatever, there's a large doglike monster at the top of that hole. As soon as you stick your head out it'll try to have your throat out...
With a scream I scurry back down the hole out of immediate reach, groping for my crossbow. If it seems to be following me down the hole, I colour spray it! if not I pause to get my breath and consider my next move...
I sit up suddenly looking around, then as my senses catch up I give a little groan and clutch my head, wincing. Looking up towards the light, I try to see where it's coming from and if I can get out!