Elle sees Stacia get cornered from across what used to be the market and runs.

She ducks and weaves between the running people and the attacking Nightrenders with unnatural grace until she stands behind the monsters who have caged in-- well, a monster.

Elle steels herself against Stacia's memories of blood and violence and screaming (as well as a few of her own), manages to makes eye contact with the werewolf, winks, and lets her Rage loose.

As Elle transforms she manages to knock away one of the Nightrenders, distract a couple of others, and gives Stacia an opening.