A plan… of course he had a plan. Although his instincts told him to bash their skulls in, he knew better than to run on his angry impulses. K’yohko took a deep breath of air. He could taste more clearly the ashen scent that followed about the Amal’jaa. His eyes watched the battle drake’s heads, how they moved and where it was they looked most off. It was just off to the right side where it seemed K’yohko and K’hai were hidden from view thanks to a rocky outcropping. K’yohko motioned to the right and began creeping along the edge of the outcropping. If they could get a better vantage point of the Amal’jaa, Yohko could probably take them down with a bow from afar before they would have to deal with the drakes. The hides on a Sun Drake were far too thick to pierce with arrows. One needed to slash up the softer underbelly to get anywhere with a drake, and their flaming mouths were a very good deterrent to close quarters fighting.
Although the Amal’jaa had scales, they had a few weaker areas of their body that lay exposed. Things that K’yohko could pick out from afar, and hit with precision. He was confident in his ability, and he was sure K’hai could stand up to a drake in a fight.
At the end of the outcropping, K’yohko halted and waited a moment for K’hai to catch up. It smelled most strongly of the Amal’jaa here, and now his ears picked up bits and pieces of their conversation. It seemed to him, although he could not comprehend most of their idle chatter, that they were indeed a scouting party, sent to follow the tracks of a wagon. K’yohko peered carefully around the edge of the outcrop for a moment to count heads.
He counted three in the party, but only two battle drakes. There would be a third somewhere no doubt, but where? It concerned him, but for the moment he tried to take stock. He motioned K’hai to move back along the outcrop so they would be out of earshot before he spoke.
“Three. Two lancers and one with a staff. Scouting out where a wagon had passed by. I can pick off probably two of them with a bow. After the first shot, I want you to grab the closest one by surprise and take him down. Once they are left without masters, we can deal with the drakes. The key is to blind them and slice under the belly. It’s easy to cut there. There might be a third drake. I didn’t see it near the others though.â€
Although the Amal’jaa had scales, they had a few weaker areas of their body that lay exposed. Things that K’yohko could pick out from afar, and hit with precision. He was confident in his ability, and he was sure K’hai could stand up to a drake in a fight.
At the end of the outcropping, K’yohko halted and waited a moment for K’hai to catch up. It smelled most strongly of the Amal’jaa here, and now his ears picked up bits and pieces of their conversation. It seemed to him, although he could not comprehend most of their idle chatter, that they were indeed a scouting party, sent to follow the tracks of a wagon. K’yohko peered carefully around the edge of the outcrop for a moment to count heads.
He counted three in the party, but only two battle drakes. There would be a third somewhere no doubt, but where? It concerned him, but for the moment he tried to take stock. He motioned K’hai to move back along the outcrop so they would be out of earshot before he spoke.
“Three. Two lancers and one with a staff. Scouting out where a wagon had passed by. I can pick off probably two of them with a bow. After the first shot, I want you to grab the closest one by surprise and take him down. Once they are left without masters, we can deal with the drakes. The key is to blind them and slice under the belly. It’s easy to cut there. There might be a third drake. I didn’t see it near the others though.â€
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