Mission Failure

[Thirty minutes earlier]

[Roderick]

I should have never come here. I should have stayed in my swamp.

Wolves and witches are dying all around me, terrified as they watch my illusion unfold around them.

This is why others cannot use my power. This is why we stay far, far away from all of this. When a wolf like me interferes, when we join the fight, it often causes more harm than help.

We intended to scare the witches, but a spell like this does not discriminate. Everyone in the area is affected, including the wolves who are little more than prisoners.

Rushing from their seats, they may run towards the shelter of the auditorium.

Those who were sitting closer to the front almost trample the ones towards the back as they make a mad dash to escape.

The Beta and her team move forward, eliminating as many witches as they can. Unfortunately, the wolves in the audience are not in control of their bodies, the spell holding them captive is.

And right now the remaining witches are terrified