While these are possibilities, I’ve drafted a "deep" text focused on the angle, as it fits the "Genius Sorceress" archetype best. The Unraveling of the Arcane
They called her a genius. She could weave complex runic arrays in her sleep, yet here, in the suffocating dark of the goblin warrens, her brilliance felt like a flickering candle in a hurricane. Her staff was splintered, her robes were tattered, and the "lesser" creatures she had studied in leather-bound bestiaries were now the masters of her horizon. Anya the Mage ~ Genius Sorceress Taken by Gobli...
The title could lean toward a few different storytelling styles. It might refer to: While these are possibilities, I’ve drafted a "deep"
Every drop of water hitting the cave floor sounded like a countdown. Anya closed her eyes, ignoring the stinging scratches on her face, and began to do the only thing a genius could: she stopped mourning her lost power and started calculating the structural integrity of the cavern ceiling. If she couldn't out-magic them, she would out-think the mountain itself. Her staff was splintered, her robes were tattered,
A subversion of the trope where the goblins are actually in over their heads because Anya is far more dangerous and eccentric than they anticipated.
A gritty story focusing on Anya’s struggle to survive and escape using her wits and remaining mana after being captured.