Yelena crosses into the clearing first and is the one of the three to bear the brunt of the consequences. It is, indeed, a trap, sprung as soon as she enters into what could pass for a peaceful clearing. She doesn't make it as far as the electronic bier before the hanging wires draped from the servers all around them twist into action, moving to ensnare limbs like dangling spider webs. If they're successful in grabbing her, they'll next move to root themselves in her skin, wiring her up like Zyrian...or perhaps more accurately, like one of his many victims.

The mob of snakes reach Cortana and Elidibus as the wires descend on Yelena, converging on Elidibus in particular--with his sword cleaving through more of them and his magic leaving others simply inert, they seem to deem him the greatest immediate threat. Unfortunately for Elidibus, that means he's got a mass of spark-spitting wires following and snapping at his ankles even as he retreats into the clearing, with only a handful of strays taking potshots at Cortana.

As for Cortana, she has an opening. The wire snakes atop Zyrian remain, but the electrical cords going after Yelena are too few to snag a second person while they're still fighting with the first, and the snakes intent on taking them down or herding them into the clearing haven't yet recognized Cortana as a priority, or perhaps even as a threat. Unfortunately, the ward is working overtime protecting Elidibus from the snakes at his feet, and its end is drawing near.


[OOC: You've got one round of replies before the ward gives out!]