Liyal/Merri/Aspel/Ash/Drake/Ari/Nate
She had just dispatched a toad with her dagger when the flash of light came; when the spots had faded from her vision, she beheld chaos. The beast was gone - Another, now? - but then her eyes fell upon Aspel, who was on the ground, her armor crushed around her leg, and with an involuntary shriek, Ari forgot all about the beast, the implications, and anyone else who might still be on the beach, as she rushed over and fell to her kneel in the sand beside Drake.
She tried for words, but they didn't seem to be coming through the lump in her throat. All she could do, after a moment, was collect the gun and sword which had fallen. She didn't think she had to tell Drake she was going with them; the look she gave him certainly spoke volumes. After a moment, she managed, "I can't... help you but..." she wasn't even certain which of them she was speaking to, and her voice sounded hollow, like it was coming from far away.
But as Drake managed to get Aspel up with a pained grunt, she tightened her grip on the weapons and followed.