Have a three-way skirmish.

Swiftly, you turn and slice through the magic grappling your arm. Then as you turn back, you thrust back to heave your weapon's pummel towards the ALICE's midsection. However, she dodges, almost like a blur to your side. She then slams her palm into your stomach. There's a wave of magic as you feel the impact shock your system, and you tumble back to slam against the Elder Tree.

Meanwhile, the second ALICE slices at Niki, and the two meet in a back-and-forth exchange of dodges and blocks.

Zido, meanwhile, seems to be breathing. He crawls across the battlefield to eventually reach the feet of Alice, Eva, and Peony standing as distant combatants. He looks up, colour fading from his face.

With a gasp, Amara leans down to grab him. She doesn't hesitate. Using her stronger healing magic, she restores his vitality and closes his wounds--both of their faces filling with colour once again, though for entirely different reasons.

"You.... saved me," Zido whispers as he pulls himself up to a kneel. "I don't know what's happening."

Eva leans over with her hands on her hips. "You got played, you doofus!"

He stares forwards at the pixie within the bunny's cleavage. "... O-Oh."

Fava points up. "Her eyes are up there, bud."

Another root fires up near your feet. You slice it with your glowing sword before dodging to the side as the ALICE strikes again. Though as she passes you, she continues over to the gnome. Her foot connects with the tiny woman's stomach, sending her flying back to land between two of larger roots--feet in the air, pained groan from her mouth.

As the fight continues, you place an Entangle spell of your own. Then as the ALICE steps her foot down, you trigger the trap. "Gotcha!" you shout as blue tendrils wrap up around her legs and arms. One grabs her torso and squeezes tight.

Then as you look to the side, you can see that the roots have actually completely trapped Grenmila in place. "Good job, Peony!" you shout.

The dryad looks around nervously. "Uhm. Thank you, m'lord, but I didn't do anything."

"You didn't?"

There's a deep, rumbling sound as the giant tree itself almost seems to sway. More pieces of bark tumble down to the ground--leaves dying, floating away. The roots are barely holding together, with only their massive size being what keeps the druid trapped. The one uncorrupted segment in the middle has been shrinking, and now it's nearly gone, though you can almost feel it calling out as you stare directly towards it.

The wind picks up. Through the whispering of the breeze, you swear you hear a deep, feminine voice speak the words, "Leave. Now."

With all of her strength, the one ALICE tears free from your bindings. She looks up at the Elder Tree, and then hops away towards her ally. The two of them meet up near Niki, but instead of fighting, they begin to back away.

They look to your party, now even joined by Zido, and then after a moment's pause, they flee into the woods.

A large branch snaps from above and slams down against the forest floor. Then another. The tree is dying even faster now, but combat seems to have ended.

"We did it!" Niki cheers.

"But... the Elder Tree," Peony whispers. "What do we do?"