Thal's feet shuffled backwards in the water, urging the girl to move back with him as the drakes approached. His ears remained upright, swiveled forward, his senses alert and focused entirely on the beasts closing rapid distance between them. Blue eyes left the beasts only glance minutely towards the mud at his feet, then back up. "Kid, I want you to run. On the count of three."
He didn't listen for any protest from her; there was no point in giving her an opportunity to do so. Instead he simply began, "One.... two..." He could feel his muscles drawing up against his bones, tendons ready to spring and jolt action into his limbs. The sensation didn't distract him, however, and his eyes flicked a second time to the ground immediately to his right. "Three, go," he didn't shout but he gave the girl a light shove behind him to get her moving. At the same time he lunged down and right, kicking up a stone with one foot and catching it in his opposite hand. A breath later he hurled it with every ounce of strength he could muster.
The rock struck the foremost drake in the side of its head, snapping its skull to one side and sending it stumbling with a squawk. Thal didn't wait; he scooped up a second rock and let it loose, calling out, "Hey, ugly face, back off!" Some instinct in his gut told him running was not an option with these creatures.
He didn't listen for any protest from her; there was no point in giving her an opportunity to do so. Instead he simply began, "One.... two..." He could feel his muscles drawing up against his bones, tendons ready to spring and jolt action into his limbs. The sensation didn't distract him, however, and his eyes flicked a second time to the ground immediately to his right. "Three, go," he didn't shout but he gave the girl a light shove behind him to get her moving. At the same time he lunged down and right, kicking up a stone with one foot and catching it in his opposite hand. A breath later he hurled it with every ounce of strength he could muster.
The rock struck the foremost drake in the side of its head, snapping its skull to one side and sending it stumbling with a squawk. Thal didn't wait; he scooped up a second rock and let it loose, calling out, "Hey, ugly face, back off!" Some instinct in his gut told him running was not an option with these creatures.
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