Larksong Grotto Send in the Clowns

Ancelin took a step toward them and hope flared brightly for a second, immediately followed by another javelin of pain thrusting through their skull. As their cousin lifted his chin and prepared to walk off toward the rise, Masque tried to turn the other way, only to sink to the ground.

Unwittingly, they unleashed a shriek of agony so piercing, it would easily reach the ears of everyone on the ridge to the north and the rise to the south. And then they slumped over, insensate and entirely at the mercy of friends and enemies alike.