Inessa downs the tonic quickly, without protest or questions. There's no time for either, and she trusts the rifter woman's intent and skill. They need every edge they can get, so she'll gladly take it. Haste is a welcome addition, and as Arcane Prison breaks, she gets to work on the rest of those hexes. Vulnerability Hex is next, so their elemental magic will have more bite to it...and Death Hex, to hopefully make Kain's end faster than it otherwise might be. She has no illusions that they will walk away completely unscathed, but she can live with herself a little easier afterward knowing that they made this as difficult for him as possible.

As Inessa's trying desperately not to think about who this red lyrium-encrusted monster was once one of her closest friends, Garahel charges. He has no room to just stand guard with three mages in the party, after all. The jagged crystals of red lyrium shower over him, but don't stop him momentum. He lunges for a leg, hoping to take the creature-that-was-Kain down.