He was stumbling away from her, and Padma felt relieved and anxious at the same time. He was insisting that he had to go, when he stopped and picked up a mask that Padma hadn't noticed before. When she saw the design, she shivered. Elias gazed at her through the mask and then turned and ran.
Gathering up what little magic she had left, Padma cast a tracking spell at Elias and was thankful when the faint blue light hit the back of his head. She had to pause a moment as she swayed with sudden dizziness, but the spell had worked and that was what mattered. Now she just had to get a message to Harry before following Elias.