A Random Event has Occurred!
Just as the witch doctor leans her weight forward, the air around the gopher glows as bright as the pillar of light beside it. A barrier appears, translucent and slippery, between @batty's hoof and the creature's body. No matter how hard she may try, she will find herself unable to harm him.
It would seem someone - or perhaps something? - does not want the gopher dead.
The gopher's eyes flicker open, struggling to focus in the gloomy light. He looks in confusion upon the cracked hoof resting a mere inch above him, then follows the limb up to the witch's body, and from there to her face. He blinks once, twice, thrice.
He begins to cry, his keening rising steadily into the air.
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