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It took Zachary several minutes to recover from the unexpected mental onslaught, yet the effort had not been completely in vain. He had gained some insight to what was going on in the fighter's mind...and he had detected, just barely, another presence. One that seemed to be the root cause of the warrior's madness. The presence did not create the madness, rather, the madness was an attempted defense against the presence. But the presence - whatever it was - did seem to be more or less "in control" of the warrior's mind. It may not be able to control or direct every thought, but it was definitely directing the warrior's overall thoughts and actions.
To be perfectly honost, Zachary was glad his spell had been interrupted and the ties severed between he and the fighter. The cleric would NOT have been able to maintain any level of concentration in battle or when casting spells with the fighters incessant banter running through his mind. And Zachary wasn't at all sure about facing whatever hidden presence was there, either - at least not until he had had time to meditate and prayer to Odin for guidance. There was only one spell that Zachary could think of to try in this situation...but it was one that he had never cast before, nor had he ever planned to. He needed time to think, to ponder, and to plan his next move. The fighter seemed to respond to direct threats, so that would have to do for now.
In the meantime, Zachary began trying to recall the forgotten incantations of the spell he thought he might need.
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