As the group of hunters traveled south through the forest, following Lyvan's map, they suddenly got the feeling they weren't alone among the trees. They could hear a faint whistling in the distance.
**Cassie tilts her own head to the side. But then she happily smiles with understanding.**
Cassie - "Bondmates are summons!?"
**The girl whips her head towards Yack in search of something.. or someone. Two little hands emerge from one of Yack's larger sacks, frantically waving about in a "No!" "NOOOO!" sort of way.
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Meanwhile, Dickens and Javert were once again enjoying themselves at the nearest sentinel's location, having opted out of the excursion.**
Laelap's found himself unable to replicate the whistling sound using beastial magics. Either the noise was not the call of an animal, or not knowing which animal was impeding his ability. Corvus got a better view of the surrounding canopy, spotting that some distant trees were swaying as if recently hit by something.
The whistling grew louder, it sounded like wind rushing through a needle.
As the whistling grew closer it became clear to the group that it was actually two sounds, merging together over the longer distance. Corvus felt his tree shudder as something smashed into and passed it, too quick to see.
Noticing that he couldn't replicate the whistle and hearing the sound of trees being smashed charging toward him, Laelaps's thoughts ran through the different types of animals it might be. He didn't like the particular that came to his mind. He, Streep, and a now wolf-sized Omni, bolted away at a 45% to the incoming monster while casting Lure.
Laelaps - Might be a windreaver, I'll distract whatever it is and you two get ready!
**Both Cockatrices charge towards the beast. Adjack continues to guard the area around Yack's tree. The summoner himself waits for the windreaver to be slowed down before firing a broodshot.**
Laelaps wheezed as he was smashed into, but luckily he had thought that this was likely to happen and reacted by casting Savage Claws and used his recent training with the Sentinels to Slice to the windreaver's Bone.
The windreaver that had slammed into Laelaps went skidding to the ground, bleeding from one savagely claw haunch. Laelaps was convinced he heard growling from nearby.
Corvus descended on a second windreaver, just barely missing a killing blow as the predator shifted to one side. The beast lashed out at the warrior's face with its barbed tongues.
Laelaps rested on the ground and rolled the Golden Favor between his fingers just in case he needed it as the still wolf-sized Omni stood between him and the injured windreaver. Streep flew up higher to keep an eye on things.
Laelap's windreaver lashed out at Yack's summons with its barbed tongue, dispatching both in short order. However it soon found itself set upon by a pair of wolves, drawn by a combination of the hunter's beastial magics and its own blood.
Corvus found himself growing angrier as his poisonous barbs ended up embedded in the reaver's tongue. The creature lashed out to clear the brood-spawn from its side before it launched itself at Corvus in an attempt to pin the warrior under its weight.
Yack - "Unknown."
**Yack summons a pair of cockatrices. One moves towards the whistling, the other keeps watch in the opposite direction.**
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Corvus - "Got any tricks for us hunter? What was your name again?"
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Laelaps cast Call and attempted to imitate the whistling he heard. He directed Omni to move off of his shoulder and asked Streep to watch his back.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Cassie - "You can't talk to..." **Stares in confusion at Streep's compliance** "You can talk to snake summons using people words!?"
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Streep - Laelaps, I've never known harpies to speak. That man must have some powerful skills.
Laelaps - It's fine, he's our ally.
Laelaps tapped the side of his head as he spoke to Cassie.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Cassie - "Bondmates are summons!?"
**The girl whips her head towards Yack in search of something.. or someone. Two little hands emerge from one of Yack's larger sacks, frantically waving about in a "No!" "NOOOO!" sort of way.
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Meanwhile, Dickens and Javert were once again enjoying themselves at the nearest sentinel's location, having opted out of the excursion.**
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Eizen - Collected
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Laelaps - No, they are as real as the rest of us.
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
The whistling grew louder, it sounded like wind rushing through a needle.
Corvus - "Sounds like it's getting closer. Something's moving trees in that direction."
He pointed to accent his words.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Cassie - "Rock pigs papa!"
Yack - "Climb."
**Yack follows his own advice and begins climbing a nearby tree. He loudly chitters commands at the ground as he does so.
There wasn't enough room to set up the crab carriage.**
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Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Adjack patiently waits below the surface near Yack's tree, ready to dart up for a quick bite.**
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Laelaps - Might be a windreaver, I'll distract whatever it is and you two get ready!
Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Laelaps found himself blindsided by a windreaver, its stoney hide crashing into his ribs before he had a chance to react.
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Eizen - Collected
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Corvus descended on a second windreaver, just barely missing a killing blow as the predator shifted to one side. The beast lashed out at the warrior's face with its barbed tongues.
Cassie sings a loud, sorrowful tune to diminish the rock pig's spirits.**
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Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
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Come on and check it out. You know you want to.
Go ahead and run, you'll only die tired.
Those who might never meet are pooled together
Corvus found himself growing angrier as his poisonous barbs ended up embedded in the reaver's tongue. The creature lashed out to clear the brood-spawn from its side before it launched itself at Corvus in an attempt to pin the warrior under its weight.