no - she expected it

It was all over very quickly.

Eilwy stepped out and pointed her wand at Valleria. "Don't even..." she began, but Valleria was a blur of motion before the enchantress even finished the sentence, darting nimbly away, dropping into a crouch, and throwing tiny needles as she moved. Eilwy sent a blast of lightning at the spot where the huntress was previously stood, scorching the earth bit nothing else.

She's so damn fast! Eilwy thought in wonder, taken totally by surprise. She felt a few small stings in her skin and a warm, pleasant feeling in her limbs. The bitch has poisoned me!

Eilwy staggered slightly, dazed, her mind fuzzy and slightly lost. Her magic felt distant.

"Stay on your knees, boy," Valleria commanded, grinning, as she slinked teasingly towards her new captive. "Well, well, well - what do we have here? I had a feeling the boy was with a protector - there's no way he'd have been this deep in the forest on his own. And now it looks like I have another witch! Let's see who you really are." Valleria reached out and pulled down Eilwy's hood.

"By the dark goddess," she breathed, recognising the enchantress immediately. "The Black Reaver!"

Valleria stepped back, momentarily frightened despite herself, but then regained her composure. Her eyes started twinkling with delight.

"Oh, poor Eilwy," she said with mock sympathy. "It looks like you picked on the wrong lady today!" She reached out and patted the dazed enchantress on the cheek. "You'll fetch a fine price in Akn-Reibar and no mistake. You're going to spend the rest of your days sucking dick, witch."

She spotted Dirk pulling up his britches. "Did I tell you to stop wanking, boy?"

"No, but I..." Dirk couldn't believe what was happening.

"Get back to it. I'm going to give you something to enjoy."

Valleria grasped the shoulders of Eilwy's robe in both hands and prepared to pull it down. "Let's see how much money I'll get for you, Black Reaver," she whispered. "I bet you keep yourself nice and trim like a good little human girl. Let's find out."