River swayed as the flood of fire-edged infinity suddenly...vanished. Blocked off. There was a hole in her awareness. Other things crowded out the hole, other information, information was everywhere and it flooded her, but the hole belonged to the phoenix, and she wanted to know how it was done, how she could do it, become a hole and drop through herself into somewhere quiet.
River stepped out of the way as one of the oncoming Uruk-hai lifted a bow, took aim, and fired at the back of her head. She was still staring at Jean.