Adam approached the cart to find Elise kneeling beside Seraphina, her hands glowing with the soft crimson light of healing magic. The knight's armor was scorched in places, and a deep gash along her arm was slowly knitting closed under the princess's ministrations.
Adam raised an eyebrow, a dry smirk crossing his features. "Hee. I didn't expect you to still be alive after all that."
Elise looked up, a tired but genuine smile touching her lips. "Thank you for the... compliment? I think?" She finished the last of her healing spell and sat back on her heels. "How did things go inside? Did you finish your business?"
Adam nodded, settling onto a nearby rock. "Finished. We freed the prisoners—elves, mostly. They're heading north now." He reached into the Pouch of the Hoarding Gnome and withdrew a health potion, tossing it to Seraphina. "Here. You too. Thanks for holding the line out here."
