True, and I'm not sure how much we want to risk stopping to fight, in case they have greater numbers.

[If nothing else, they can get into a more advantageous position, and use that to thin the numbers of the Shades. Or... just end up aggroing the entire cave back outside, and hoping all the Witches up there can help them with it.

... No time like the present to find out what it's going to be.] Perhaps we can pause where the ice ends to get better footing. Shall we?

[She's already picking up the pace toward a tunnel in the distance that seems to curve up.]