"Knight was flagging, and it wasn't looking good, but he was able to overcome in the end. I turned to thank him and that gave Zeneth the opening," she said wincing, embarrassed. He got clear of our reach and pulled his spell card. I threw my last shield back for the audience to try and hide behind as best they could." She was warming to telling the story, learning how as she went by taking cues from Della's reactions.

"The winds swirled, building up as the card started to open. I was sure we were dead, and then suddenly... the chard shattered. That was why Sir Owen wasn't in the finals, he risked his life fighting Zeneth before our battle to rig the Tempest card with a Shatter. When Zeneth tried to use the spell it shattered. The blast back sent him flying."