She shrieked like a girl possessed, pounding on his shoulders with both fists and kicking, trying to land one where it counted. Lucky for him, the spinning made that impossible.

"No, no, NO!"

A tiny green jewel in the choker on her throat flashed, and a rising tide of spiders poured up out of the gutters and any nearby pavement cracks, swarming up to cover his hands in an attempt to make him let her go.

"Let me GO or I swear I'll try summoning a sandworm! I bet I can do it!"