Swamped

Things are getting unpleasant in here, and you'll need all the help you can get. If that help is Ash, well, so be it. You step out and call down the hall.

"Ash! We've got a bit of a situation here. Nothing dangerous, but I need you to have a look."

He starts walking down the hallway.

"Nothing's happening," he muses. "I heard you calling at someone. Did you stop the illusions?"

"Maybe? I'm not sure what I did."

You lead him into the brig, and point directly at the paralyzed wizard.

"He took one look at that weird message and hasn't moved a muscle since. The kid's on the verge of a breakdown, since that guy told him to do something and hasn't acknowledged him yet."

"So what, exactly, are you hoping I can contribute here?" Ash asks. "Do you want me to get this old man moving again? Do you think I can somehow settle the Silent One's nerves? At this point, I'm not even sure what we're trying to accomplish."

Well. You want to calm down this poor kid, and get Marshall and Long out of the cell.

Ash, on the other hand... this was an alliance of convenience, and if the immobilized wizard was the source of the trouble, well, there's not much reason for him to stick to it now. It might have been a bad idea to bring him in. You'll have to convince him that it's in his interest to help. And also figure out just what you want him to do.