Kobalos illusion

She stepped boldly onto the path and approached the high wall; it didn’t drip like the tower, but glistened as if covered in beads of sweat. I saw that the drawbridge was up and wondered how she planned to cross the moat.

In seconds the answer became clear, and I heard the warriors around me gasp in astonishment. It was no longer Grimalkin who stood there with her back to us, facing the drawbridge. It was a huge Kobalos warrior dressed in full armour. And when she called out, it was not in her own voice but in a harsh deep guttural tone of command.

From conversations with the witch assassin back in the County, I knew that this was not true shape-shifting but a spell of illusion – though it was totally convincing. She was to all intents and purposes a Kobalos warrior!

Starblade Book 2 Chapter 12