The Rose Elf

The evil was strong in Encyt, but the power of Elohim was ultimate. Encyte could feel the hurt in his ears and head he loosened his grip slightly, but enough for Bat to sneak out of his grasp. She dropped to the ground like a cat and backstepped a bit, drew her sword, and held Encyt at bay.

Elohir's prayer filled Rayne with bravery. Seeing Bat and Aria free, he drew the Myst Blade on the second dragon. That dragon, too, was tormented by Elohir's prayer.

The effect began to wear off, and seeing that they were out powered, Encyt spoke, "You may have won today, but we will be back in numbers and you will all perish for this." He turned to Aria, "As for you, gifted one, your time will come soon enough. We are watching you. Always. Who-ha-ha-ha." His evil laugh echoed as he and the other dragon flew away into the darkness.

Making sure everyone was okay Rayne winked at Aria then went back to make sure Mehta was safe.

"Elohir, you have saved us today. The power of God is truely with you." Rayne commended him.

((Um...Bat doesn't have a sword. She only has daggers.))

Bat drew her daggers and stood in her ready stance. The power of the prayer had somewhat of a different affect on her than the dragons and somewhat different than the others. It seemed to cage her yet set her free. It kept her silient yet willed her to shout out. She was so confused that she lost concitration for a few moments before the prayer had ended.

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Rayne walked over and called Mehta out of the bushes. She stepped out, picking a few stray leaves from her hair. Everyone walked towards her to see if she was all right, except for Aria and Bat.

Bat stood, daggers still drawn, looking like she was still a little confused by what had happened. Normally Aria probably would've gone over to check on her friend, but she was too overwhelmed at the particular moment... Her hands shook slightly, still clenching her sword, which she had completely forgotten she was even holding. She saw Rayne wink at her, and her heart felt like it was going to crumble into a thousand pieces... they'd all heard Encyt call her the Gifted One... surely they would want to know why. Rayne would want know...

"Aria?" Bat asked, startling Aria, as she hadn't realized that her friend had walked up beside her. "Everything all right?" Aria tried to speak, but couldn't. she simply looked down at the dirt. Bat laid her hand on her shoulder, hoping to comfort her friend...

I'll tell him, she finally decided in her mind. But not now, and not here in front of everyone... once all the excitement dies down a bit, i'll tell him everything...

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Once everyone was assumed to be okay Rayne brought a descision to the group.

"I'm sure no one wants to sleep now. We can carry on in the dark, but it may be risky, and I'm not sure if those dragons will return tonight. They know where we are now and they will be back. They may even have spies in these woods. I say we carry on for now. It'll do us no good to sit here. Maybe we will find a settlement along the way, but i have never been to this part of Rossesila before, so no guarantees."

He waited for a response from the others.

"I agree," Aria said, stepping over to stand next to Rayne. Almost without thinking, she gently took his hand. "We need to keep moving. Staying here in one spot will only make us an easy target for when they return."

Aria looked around at the group and waited for the others to respond.

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Bat ran scenioroes in her head, another thing she was known for in her line of work. She was capable of predicting through deduction what will more than likely would happen if certain events occured. Her long thought process began...

If we stay here, then that would be totally what the dragons would be HOPEING for, but they would never expect. Bat had an image of the Dragons searching everywhere but where they were. However, then the image of the probabe network of spies throughout the forest nailed that idea to the floor along with any hope of traveling anywhere without being hunted.

Then again, why would they have spies HERE? More than likely THEY are the spies. Important people, dragons in this case, don't do field work. An image of the dragons being in the middle between the higher people and the actual spies. No...they more than likely would have to be higher as they are trusted with this great and noble quest of bringing in the biggest catch since word of the Consi. A twinge of guilt hit her stomach.

Another image of the Dragons going to a not so far clearing to re-assess their chances of capturing them. They'll now need time to replan their attack as their first idea of Aria and myself helping them is now shot.

Then Bat looked up in thought and happened to see a rather mencing looking crow looking down on the group. After a moment, a second crow landed next to it. The two crows looked at each other in silence for a moment and then continued watching the group as the other bird flew off again.

Birds! Of coarse. Dragons are known for their speed with other tongues, esspecially of men and flying beasts, birds. That would explain why we have never seen or heard a spy! The very natural inhabitant of this forest are the very spies in which we need to avoid! But...how?

"You guys." God I wish I had thought speech, "I believe we need to keep going as fast as we can." She gave Aria a 'I know what the heck is going on and we need to talk somewhere where we can't be heard' look. Aria nodded and knew of a shielding spell that would do the trick, but not now as it was not the time yet.

((wow, my computer takes a break for a bit and i miss a great battle! sorry i wasnt "there", the entire network for my school came down with a virus about 2 weeks ago and i only now got my own computer back online))

Mehta had been too scared to do anything but watch, her worst nightmare had come true and she was paralyzed with fear. But as mehta heard the prayer, a sense of peace washed over her leaving her mind free enough to hear Aria's thought-speak. "ok" mehta thought, wishing she could assure Aria. She stayed where she was, holding her guilt inside her. "They shouldnt be forced to fight my battles, not against dragons" she thought. When she was called out of hiding mehta promised herself she wouldnt let the dark dragons that close to her friends again. Rayne waited for her response. "Yes, lets keep moving" she agreed. She wanted to get her friends as far away as possible from those fiends.