Halla opens her mouth to respond when she is interrupted by two sounds. The first is a cry of rage. The second is a giggle.
Jermsy appears out of the shadows nearby, laughing and looking over his shoulder. Natalie is just a step behind, and with a flying leap she tackles the smaller boy to the ground. He squeals in pain, and she lets her grip go for just a moment - only to grasp at her head when Jermsy snickers and unleashes a stream of magical flashing lights into her eyes, blinding her.
As the boy scrambles to his feet and begins to slip away once more, Natalie growls out a spell, fingers clutching at the grass beneath her hands. Like a rolling wave, the grass animates and grows, green tendrils wrapping around Jermsy's feet to hold him in place. He falls once more with a grunt. When he tries to rise and free himself of the magical plants, he finds Natalie sitting on top of him.