Week 2A - Sequential Dreamscape

A mage, dressed in silken purple and blue robes and donning the floppiest of pointed hats was locked in the midst of battle against a small horde of goblins, trying his best to keep their attacks at bay. The smell of blood, sweat, and rotting meat fills the air as the little creatures become even more riled up in a frenzy. The mage's companions are occupied with their own enemies as the mage slowly becomes overwhelmed. The attack is nothing a well placed fireball couldn't handle, but as the mage extends his arm to cast; nothing happens. The usual feeling of magic flowing through his body and out through his fingertips never comes to him. It is as if every connection to magic has been severed. In a panic, the mage turns to retreat, only to find he has been flanked. It looked like this might be the end for the barely armored caster. Luckily, the burly warrior of his party overwhelms his own enemies and notices the mage is struggling. He leaps into the air and over the ring of goblins to the mage's side. Together (though mostly the warrior) they defeat the last of the goblins and the companions regroup.
"What happened?" The warrior asks, muscles twitching as he wipes a cascade of green goblin blood from his brow. "It's like you didn't even try."
The mage frowns. He didn't want his friends thinking he was giving up on them, but he had no explanation for what had occurred. "I'm not sure, I just couldn't cast anything. It was like I lost all my abilities."
"It better not happen again," the rogue, clad in dark leather that perfectly complimented his dark hair and bright blue eyes, interjects with unparalleled sass.
The mage glares at the rogue, but he secretly agrees. There is nothing more terrifying than being in the midst of a battle and being unable to defend yourself. What would he do if it happened again? Was he sick? Was there a curse on him? Perhaps the group's visit to the sketchy tavern on the edge of the forest had been detrimental to the mage's powers. Whatever the cause, the mage didn't like it. If it continued to happen, he would certainly need to find a way to fix it.