Perdita Arkady/Cecilia Fennes: Coeurl Attack.
"I think I can stand, but--" Perdita inhaled sharply as her fingers brushed her side. "I'll need help getting to the gate." She looked over at the coeurl. It hissed and growled furiously, shooting thunder spells at the shadowy illusions.
"How long do those things last for?" Perdita asked. Despite her pain, Perdita's mind flashed back to hours spent in the classroom and in the tower library. How intelligent were coeurls? Had Darvid ever successfully captured one? She couldn't remember the passage on that particular beast, but she had the sneaking suspicion that he had been unsuccessful.