As soon as Lenalee's abilities kicked into gear, Elissa was very glad that she had heeded the other girl's warning. She watched with a grin as the air tossed their opponents away and her opinion of Lenalee's fighting skills went up several notches. She would worry far less about her companion now.

With the stairwell ahead, Elissa lightly ran up the stairs despite the growing discomfort of her fancy, heeled shoes. Oh, how she longed for her Warden boots! Fire crackled along the entire building, creating smoke that obscured some of the upper level in billowing clouds.

"Do not open a door, if tis hot to the touch!" For just a moment, the noise, smoke,and the danger threw her into an earlier time and she thought she was back at Castle Cousland during that terrible night.