[Training] immediate regret

And I came to, walking on the train tracks
How did I get here? And how do I get back?

Of course her duplicity was anticipated, and of course it would be mirrored in kind. Despite Alys's best efforts, she could only cover so much ground in the five seconds that Deimos had offered her. As he raced past her, offering a bark of what she could only imagine was amusement, she responded with a wordless snarl of irritation, pushing herself to go faster - as if she possibly could.

Deimos began to pull ahead, and Alys grasped wildly for any idea of how to possibly slow him down - and the only thing she could think to do was to try and use her magic before he was out of her range. So as she ran, she concentrated, opening up a false chasm in front of the hellhound that she hoped would, at the very least, give him pause.

I've been up all night, let's stay awake
Push it further, you know I'll never break

Alys