Ellana doesn't really know Melys at all beyond this mission, and yet her first thought is there's little chance of her heading back now. She seems the type to take down any enemy no matter her injuries. Sort of the philosophy of 'If I'm going down, I'm taking you with me.' She recognizes it because Merrick's like that. Maybe if Melys had a hand cut off like she did to that darkspawn, the result would be different, but she's not wailing about her injury and Ellana can't honestly say she wouldn't in her place.

"If anything does happen further in," she begins in response to Hercules's words, "I can do this." She rotates her wrist, palm up to allow an eerie blue-green flame to dance above her skin. But for now, lighting the braziers along the way with their weapons works too.