Ellana saves her mana and when she feels in her gut that the cage is about to expire, she raises her arm and sets a new one over top of it, finalizing the spell just as the previous one makes the tell-tale sign that it's fizzling out. Darkspawn aren't smart creatures. They roam the surface wanting to spread their Blight. So they continuously walk into the walls of the cage, getting zapped back. From there, it's easy to pick them off and takes hardly any time at all.

Once the last collapses into the sand, Ellana looks past to the darkspawn bringing its sword down on the honey badger's back. There are no spurts of blood on the sand. In fact, it looks like it didn't cut through its hide at all. The small but fierce animal has pried the darkspawn's metal armor from its kneecap and digs in its teeth, causing the darkspawn to fall to the ground screaming. Ellana moves closer to Korrin, as if they're watching some action-packed play. The animal is terrifying, but inspirational.

"What is that thing?" she whispers.