Rita began the battle throwing fireballs at the attacking crows and attempting to evade their assaults, running ahead whenever the opportunity presented itself. There's chaos around her, and it's hard to find something to focus on, but... did she hear someone say Lambert's possessed by the Earth Spirit!? Because that's news to Rita. Also, it's completely insane. All of this is.

In any case, Lambert seems to be making headway, somehow, and Rita feels inclined to try to catch up to him... but it's as she's running that the Count makes his move, sending a powerful blast of wind that knocks her off her feet. She twists her body around, forcing herself to land on the side of her body that wasn't injured during the Rose Garden attack. While her wounds have mostly healed, her condition isn't perfect and she'd rather not tempt fate.

Then the spears appear, one of them nicking her thigh, another tearing through her jacket and ripping into her arm. Several others come within a hair's breadth of her. Rita squirms on the ground in pain and panic, but soon rises to her feet with a grimace and conjures a burst of flame that spreads outward from her position, melting some of the ice around her. However, the winds emanating from the center push back against the fire, and it doesn't succeed in clearing a path forward.

Whatever. Screw it. Rita's back to trying to move forward, struggling against the wind and weaving around the ice spears where they impede her. If only she had some different offensive spells in her arsenal, then...

... wait. Doesn't she...?