The Black Citadel

Both you and Zirder revert back to your original forms. You get up groggily, feeling exhausted and hurt. You pick your staff up and walk towards the still form of Zirder. One of her hands is touching the black metal clasp around her neck again and you wonder what it is. From the look on her twisted features, it seems like it pains her; perhaps it functions as some sort of controlling device? Zirder's staff is lying nearby and she slowly reaches for it. She looks up and sees you before she manages to reach for it and she shoots her other arm out towards you menacingly. You're hit with a telekinetic force and you become airborne, flying backwards to hit the floor and skid back some metres into a black curtain (lose 1 armour point).

You quickly get up, still clutching your staff tightly in your hand. Zirder's getting to her feet now and is beginning to cast a spell again. Your intuition tells you that the neck clasp is having some sort of control over her her. You have to try and defeat her someway without using any offensive magic. First close the gap.