K'aijeen's ears laid down flat on her head, and her face scrunched up stubbornly. "No!" She held the small branch out in front of her and moved it in slow, circular motions, concentrating even if she still appeared fearful. Green light and wind began to move about her hands, but just as the energy began to form, it was disturbed by the passage of a dark metal shaft. The projectile shattered the stick in her hands and pierced through her center, just below her ribs, knocking her off her feet and pinning her to the ground as though a great nail.
Baoht Zuqqa Rogh rose from the water, setting another two-meter shaft in his giant bow. He roared, and the drakes responded, spreading out to form a circle around Thalen. The Scorpion shouted again, and they came at him from all sides.
Baoht Zuqqa Rogh rose from the water, setting another two-meter shaft in his giant bow. He roared, and the drakes responded, spreading out to form a circle around Thalen. The Scorpion shouted again, and they came at him from all sides.
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