[The beam swung after her, slicing a statue in half, but focused as the creature was, its reaction time was sluggish. After another second or two, the beam shorted out. It hovered higher, trying to get out of range of the light mine, but again, the expenditure of energy to maintain that powerful of a beam left it sluggish. There was a brilliant flash of light and magic that sent it staggering through the air, briefly disoriented.]

More meddlers? How aggravating.