A Dragons' War

[the friendly fiend]

Elijah clenched her jaw. She tightened the shoulder armor on her injured shoulder. She was sitting crossed-legged on the small bedding that she had slept on last night.
Do you need any help with that? Aedreath's claw poked at her back playfully. She glared at him as she smiled mischievously, she had arched her back though, it was not a gentle poke. She laughed nervously as she slipped on her boots.
Earlier after she had her epiphany, she put more bandages on her shoulder, just in case. She sighed as she slipped on her other armored boot, Aedreath suddenly fascinated with a bug in the corner. She rolled her eyes as she finally stood up. She looked to Cerast, who had directed her words towards her.
Elijah surprisingly smiled, she didn't know why, but she felt...definately better.
"Yes, thank you." She looked away for just a moment as she unlatched her sheath and threw her sword next to Aedreath. He gave her a shocked and amazed look and thought to her.
You could've killed me!! She knew he was just joking around as she smiled and laughed slightly.
"If I'm not wrong, I believe I heard you're stomach growling earlier. I guess I can't depend to survive on nothing. So-o-o...I'll be going out for a 'walk'." Elijah smiled as she scratched the back of her head. She too, needed food, and not only that, but just to get out of this cave. She walked towards the pack that Aedreath was sitting next to.
You just had to be a lazy dragon, huh? Aedreath's eyes were closed as he shrugged and replied, it's not my fault.
She reached in the pack and pulled out a longbow, and a quiver. She looked in and realized there were only two arrows left. Dang it, she thought. But shrugged as she smiled and began to walk towards the entrance, longbow on her back. She was excited.
(Happy note to things, eh? ^.^)

Adrian stopped suddenly. A strange scent fell upon the wind, he stopped in midstride, almost back to camp. His nose burned as the scent only grew stronger, it was coming from...where? He followed his nose as he turned and went the other direction towards another side of the cave. He growled slightly, it was the same scent he had smelled before. Could it be...? He kept walking around and around, searching out the source of this strange scent.  

[Stormelle]

Pip flew high above the trees as they back tracked, This is weird... came Rish's thoughts, the two could comunicate surprisingly easily for two being not being dragon and rider.

What? Pip questioned, flaring her wings out as the scent of the elk neared.

Eh....Just me being on your back without Cerast near, it's harder for me to hear her, you know... he thought back as he jumped from Pip's back, landing solidly on his feet he pulled out a dagger as he stalked low to the ground and then darted out of sight.

His movements where swift as he darted toward the clearing the elk where feeding in, it was a small group of both males and females. Rish kept his eyes on an older looking male as he crept closer, it was a good thing his demonic smell was diluted with human blood or the whole herd would have darted away within seconds.

In one swift motion he was next to the deer and had struck it with his dagger, which almost seemed to peirce like an arrow would have as Rish pulled back, watching as the rest of the herd darted, but it wasn't long before Rish herd the noise of Pip landing once more, though he'd not heard her take off, on top of another of the creatures.

Go back, I'm not going to eat infront of Cerast... she sent the thought and with ease Rish scooped up the dead beast and slung it over his shoulder like it was a light sack and he was off.

He paused a way off and layed the beast down covering it swiflty he darted back toward the cave, he slowed as he exited the clearing and looked to Elijah, " I got an Elk...So you probably don't really need to hunt." he commented as he entered the cave moving over toward Cerast.

Cerast smiled at him, she'd been cleaning things up if that was the word for it, in their sleeping area. "Where's Pip?"

"Eating. Do you have something I can use to carry the meat in? I really don't want to have to do that infront of you..." he ended with a slightly sheepish smile and Cerast rolled her eyes.

"Here." she offered a clean sack to him and he waved and darted back out and to his kill where he took care of the dirty buisness as fast as he could manage.

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Cerast followed slowly behind him and hopped, almost, out of the cave toward Elijah. "Still going?" she asked curiously as she looked over at Adrian.  

[the friendly fiend]

Elijah shrugged, "Why not?" She said as she continued walking out from the cave, she glanced at Adrian for a moment as she stopped, he seemed very concentrated on something....she shook her head as she told herself to mind her own business. She continued walking forward as she turned back to Cerast and smiled as she said, "I could use some practice..." She laughed again slightly as she turned back around.

Meanwhile, Adrian was totally in his own world, exploring where this scent would lead him. He soon passed out of sight of the others, not knowing what they would do when they saw him following this scent so fascinatingly. He rounded another edge of the tunnel and the scent grew stronger. He crouched lower to the ground as he saw black shadows play across the the cliff side. He realized it was another...smaller...cave...
Radian, he thought to his brother urgently.
Radian received the thought with immense force as he lifted his resting head and looked in the direction that Adrian had headed. He got to his feet and sent the thought back.
What is it?
I've....found something...  

[Stormelle]

Cerast nodded and waved but her attention was now on the small whole adrian had disappeared into, a chill rippled though her slightly and without true thought she had a desire for her sword, a desire she completely couldn't understand.

Her eyes seemed to cloud over slightly for a brief moment and then she shook her head and turned, her long silver hair dancing as she ran past Aedreith and to the area they'd been in the night before. She began searching through the pack that was normally on Pip's back and soon she found a sword, her sword. The hilt was a bright gold and glinted, telling of it's unuse, and swiftly she hung the thing around her waist though it felt out of place to someone who honestly and truly hated conflict.

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Pip stiffened, as a ripple of movement sprang from her muscles she left her unfinished meal and took to the skies her wings beating as fast as was possible. A roar ecohed through the quiet morning, her roar, as she made her way back toward the cave.

As soon as she landed her wings folded to her sides and she leapt into the cave, moving swiftly past the other dragon she stopped as she reached her rider.

Cerast wore her normal clothes, but this was not what the large red dragon was looking at. Pip's eyes flashed as she looked at the sword around Cerast's waist. What is this? War does not call....What is this? she repeated the question as her eyes searched her riders'.

Cerast stared blankly back at Pip for a moment and then stiffened, shaking her head again. I feel the need for it.... her thought was sent along with the confussion of emotion she felt and Pip moved closer to her rider, pushing her nose against Cerasts' forehead, letting out a warm breath that only hinted at the flames she could breath.


Night stiffened as the sound of sniffing came to him, a small hiss escaped his lips as he put his hand upon his sword. Silver's ears flicked forward curiously at first before they turned backward in fright, the horse would have nickered had it not been trained to do other wise, instead he scrapped nervously at the cavern's floor.

Night moved as quietly as was possible till he could peak around the corner and his eyes found a wolf, a large one. Marcus had warned him of these beasts, he'd also said to kill them if possible. Night's eyes narrowed and in one quick motion he had unsheathed his sword.  

[the friendly fiend]

Adrian's ears picked up the silent but swift wind movement of something...but what was it? Suddenly, there was a break in clouds, sunlight flooded the scene before him. He saw the sun reflect on a sword held by a mysterious person. He had couldn't believe it! There was somebody here after all!
He howled as loud as he could, he had given the warning call.
He lunged forward, teeth snarling, growling deep under his breath.
Radian stood up quickly, and answering to Adrian's call, he reverberated the pack call as many of his brethren came running through the forest.

Aedreath flew out of the cave in a fury as he circled in the air, he could feel the tension in the air. His eyes scanned the area of the land, seeing Elijah, the wolves, and also saw Adrian leap somewhere, and disappear into what appeared to be a cave. He growled as well as he circled above the pack.

Elijah's feet froze at the call. Anybody could recognize what the call had meant by its angry and quick tone. She clutched onto the strap of her quiver and long bow. Staring at the ground, she clenched her fists. She wanted to race into battle, to be the hero, to be glorified. But she held back. She straightened her shoulders and her head as she looked forward and decided.
She suddenly turned to look back at Cerast, her eyes filled with determination. She quickly caught the gaze of Cerast as she was looking about, ready to follow the wolves. Elijah saw the sword at her side and noted its significance, but still wore determination. Elijah waited only a second as she nodded, signifying that Cerast would be alright with the wolves protection....Elijah needed space...and practice!
She desperately wanted to go and see what it was, but she knew they would be alright...she just knew...it couldn't be anything important.
Be safe...and protect them...she whispered to Aedreath.
He roared in return.

She took off into the forest, not running, just walking quickly, she had to get away from the situation, she didn't know how...but she just felt that something was wrong, and she wasn't supposed to be there to witness it.

Something cracked in the woods as she immediately stopped. She pulled one of the arrows from her quiver and quickly got it in position and looked around. In the middle of the trees, in an outcropping, stood the largest Elk she had seen yet. She concentrated as she felt the intense moment grow in tension, the Elk might get scared at any minute because what was happening back in camp. Thats probably how it got so far from its herd.
It saw her. They made eye contact, if you could with an Elk. Elijah loosened her grip on the arrow for only a moment. Her moment with animal signifying something, she sighed.
She let the bowstring snap.
It smashed into the bark on the tree behind the Elk as it took off into the woods. She slowly headed back to the tree to retrieve her arrow. She watched in the direction it had ran...she had missed on purpose....something in the Elk's eyes that convinced her she was just like it. Always running away, always living in fear of what might happen to her. She gripped the arrow and pulled it out forcefully.
She wouldn't be like the Elk anymore. She wouldn't rely on second chances to survive, she couldn't! She had to take that chance, as a chance to live, a chance to feel the wind on her face as she ran, the sunlight on her cheeks...so what if I never see him again, ...those words sunk deep into her soul, they were hard to say...I have a life, I might as well live it, I have to, for those that won't, for those that can't!
She couldn't run...
 

[Stormelle]

Cerast looked after Elijah for a few moments, a sudden ripple of anger and fright hit Cerast, she unsheathed her sword as her eyes narrowed, glowing very slightly. She dashed forward, almost seeming to fly, as she neared the entrance of the cave.

Pip snarled as her rider darted away, she wasn't sure what was going on but she too felt this sudden urge to battle. Taking a running jump she exited the cave and joined Aedreath in the sky.

Rish stiffened as the howl hit his sensative ears, he swiftly suspened the bag of meat in a tree, using the flimsy branches to keep it in place, he began to move back toward camp when he heard the sharp noise of an arrow being let loose. He stiffened and turned, his eyes moving across a near by clearing.

He moved quietly, but for some reason, he felt the need to help Elijah in whatever her endevor may be. He stepped out into the clearing, "Elijah?" he questioned, his eyebrows drawing downward curiously.

Night growled as well, though it wasn't nearly as much of a threatening noise, as he lunged forward. For some reason his masters' controll seemed weak, and he had no desire to kill this beast, for he could tell he was something more then a wolf. Adrian's teeth meet the steal of Night's blade, Night was taking the defensive as he felt a slight flame of glee flicker within his very being as he disobeyed his master.

Marcus snarled, pushed Mithras rudely away from him, with a snap of his fingers her hands where in a thin chain. He pulled her toward him, "Never, never again." his voice hissed lowly as he dragged her from the large room and out onto the balcony. Leo's red eyes glinted, Elena he acknowledged the woman almost as if it was he that loved her and not Marcus.

Mithras growled as Marcus pulled her onto the saddle, tying the chain to Leo's saddle as the dragon spread it's wings and took of, heading toward Le'Ai.  

[the friendly fiend]

Hearing her name, she quickly looked up. After she had replaced the arrow in her quiver, it now being in her back. After she had made more discoveries about who she really was, and who she was becoming, she realized what she must do. But she didn't expect to see him. She turned her head slightly and looked back at the ground before looking up to him. She analyzed his expression, questioning. She stared at him for a moment and thought, we are so different, and yet, we are on the same journey...which makes us so much the same. She sighed as she strapped up her long bow. She needed to help.
"Let us go, quickly. I fear something is wrong." She looked towards where everyone had gathered, she heard battle noises and didn't want to waste another minute as she looked for his approval, ignoring her feelings that she shouldn't go. As she turned, she looked down at her arms as she saw a faint glow through her sleeves. She ignored it.

Adrian's teeth met the enemy's blade as he fiercely growled. He watched his opponent take the defense as Adrian leaped forward, wondering why he wasn't giving more of a fight. His jaw opened, snapping at him, looking for anywhere he could get a hold of him. But in mid-leap, Adrian changed his mind, not wishing to see blood just yet, but he turned his body so that a kick against the wall would set him unconscious if he hit him just right, he didn't know if it would work and if he could block it, but it was worth a try.  

[Stormelle]

Rish's eyebrows pulled down in momentariy confussion but he nodded. "Let's go." he spoke aloud and moved without further question back toward the camp, his eyes narrowed as he prepared himself for whatever may greet them.

Night could have easily retaliated, blocking the blow that knocked him backward, but his muscles wouldn't move. Some small corner of his brain told him a headache would be better then this current state of life.

He moved, almost as if to block Adrian or steady himself, but his reaction was to late. He went flying backward, his head colided with the cavern wall, denting his armor very slightly he crumpled limply to the ground.

Cerast reached the cavern as Night fell to the ground, some crazy instinct wanted to go to the now unconsious knight or whatever he was, and shake him. Her body wouldn't move, atleast not how she wanted it to, instead she stepped away from the cavern entrance. Her battle ready stance laxed as her arms fell to her sides, her sword clattered to the ground as something inside of her seemed to break.

Marcus smirked, What did you do to that dragon Leo?

Which? The red one? Leo's laugh made his body shake as he continued to fly, which unnerved Mithras slightly. I infected her...Of sorts. the dragon smiled, it's red eyes glimmered as Marcus sent his thought of appreciation.  

[the friendly fiend]

She headed to where everybody was, sensing that the danger had fled. She quickened her step however.
As emerged from the forest, where she had taken her useless on utterly stupid hunting trip, she shook her head. Asking Aedreath what happened...
He was hesitant to respond.
Aedreath...
Elijah quickened her steps even further until she burst out of the forest. Her shoulder had an ache in it, she shouldn't have let the arrow fly so quickly.

As she hurriedly made her way towards everyone, she let Aedreath quietly fill her in. He was sitting atop the large cavern cliff lightly, his eyes set on the horizon in an distantly fashion. She wondered what had happened.

Adrian sat in pride, but also sorrow as he had watched this human resist from fighting, unusually, and slump to the ground.
He forcibly with his teeth took off his helmet and then grabbed him by the collar of his clothing and dragged him out of the cave. The other wolves growled as they saw the human...
Relax, Radian said to them all as some of them quieted down, but some of them just walked away. Radian looked to his brother as they nodded to each other.

Elijah heard Aedreath growl as he took flight. She quickly stepped up to where Cerast had dropped her sword, and looked at her strangely. What had...happened?
She looked up to the remaining wolves, she also saw the lump that Adrian had dragged from the cave. She took a step back at first, but from the look on everybody's face, it looked like they had done something wrong.
She stepped towards the man, for she had been able to distinguish him as a man, his face down to the ground. Adrian took a step back as she came forward.

She quickly turned him over, she saw the blow to his head, not too bad, but enough to knock him out. She turned the body over.
Elijah froze.  

[Stormelle]

Cerast couldn't feel her body, she felt like she was some sort of disattached spirit as she saw her body move, her hand tightened around the hilt of her sword, putting it silently into it's hilt as Pip landed next to her.

Pip's thoughts didn't touch her, it was an awkward silence that Cerast hated, it'd been all to long since her thoughts where her own...But they weren't her own. As she mounted her dragon she felt stiff, as if she'd been running for her life for all to long.

Marcus took in the crowd slowly; Elijah hovering over Night, the wolves looking on helplessly, Rish starring at the woman he loved as she robatically mounted her steed, Cerast and Pip.

Marucs made note of the last two, grinning as he pulled away the string that tied them to who and what they where, it was the way he worked. He made them feel that they had failed and when they where most vunerable he snipped a few strings here and three. Kai hadn't been his first victum, it was something he'd learned while he was still 'good'.

Marcus' eyes narrowed, glowing a blood red as the three of them where covered in a dark mist. As it began to break away they where closer now to the group, Leo was spreading his wings, preparing to land as he let his proud roar rip the silence.  

[the friendly fiend]

Elijah suddenly felt very sick.
Here he was, hers for the taking.
She started shaking, but something slapped her back into reality. It was the rigid movements of Cerast that awakened her to shock and alarm.
No! She screamed in her mind.
She saw Marcus and his dragon approaching.
Suddenly, it seemed as if chaos had broken loose. All the wolves had been howling like none other, retreating to the caverns, waiting for a spot to attack.

Elijah looked at Cerast, mounting her dragon, and yet....something was wrong...disconnection was in the air...
She quickly turned to Rish and yelled at him so that he would be able to hear her over all the different noises.
"Save her!!" She yelled, desperately looking at him, and pointing to Cerast.

Meanwhile, she heard the man groan. She looked back down at him, unsure of what to do.
She heard Aedreath's roar in the background as he landed beside her, and hastened her to get on as quickly as possible. She looked around blindly, she only had her longbow, with only two arrows left!! She couldn't do it!
Elijah! Come on!
She looked around desperately as she saw the man's blade laying not far from where Adrian had dragged him.
It was suddenly flying in the air, towards her, hilt front. She caught it...but who had thrown it!?
Adrian, in human form stood at the entrance of the cavern, with only a pair of shorts on, his eyes a look of determination. Elijah nodded to him and quickly and sloppily stuck the sword between her belt and her armor. She heard Adrian turn back to wolf form as he quickly growled orders out to the pack. They were separating so that they could cover more ground.
Elijah! Aedreath yelled at her.
Elijah bent down and lifted the man, he was definitely heavy, she could barely lift him, plus she had a wounded shoulder. She put all her energy into lifting him on Aedreath's saddle. After this task was finished, she looked to the sky again, noticing that their enemy was almost on top of them, she would never be able to fight in the sky.
After a second of thought, she decided. Whether good or not, she had to try. She wouldn't let anything end like this. She had to defeat him. But she needed help.
She climbed on the saddle behind the man as he was slumped over the side, his groaning growing louder.
She urged Aedreath forward.
He flew ahead as he circled in the sky, keeping them at a safe distance, and yet ready to fight, if they had to.
Elijah glanced down at the man before her, she had a tight grip on him. She looked ahead, trying not to think about him...but she couldn't resist...
Her hand rested on the back of his neck...it was cold...  

[Stormelle]

Rish's eyes flashed as he jumped onto Pip's back. Cerast's eyes where narrowed with a hate he'd never before seen, her grip was hard as she attempted to throw him. Rish held tight until Pip's large head swung back, his blue eyes too where narrowed with hatred.

Rish took in a sharp breath of air, his grip on Cerast's shoulder loosened, her saw a glimmer of the girl he loved before he fell with a hard thud to the ground, a broken ache ripped at his entire body.

Mithras' eyes where wet, she knew what was going on but the chain around her wrists prevented her from tapping into her powers as well as her ability to move. Her eyes flickered across the seen, she briefly spotted Adrian and her heart gave a happy pitty patter, atleast he was safe.

Marucs' eyes flashed as he smiled, he'd forgotten about Night as his new pawn, a much more powerful one, slid into place. He tilted his head very slightly so he could see Mithras' face and his eyes narrowed as he followed her gaze on the grey-black wolf.

A sliver of a grin crossed his face as Leo roared at Aedreath in return. Marcus swiftly stood on his saddle, it was a swift motion and curls of darkness bound his feet to the black dragon below him, he seemed to throw his arms backward as he muttered a spell quietly. Mithras gasped, looking up at him a scream bit the air as she attempted to stand and stop this new spell.

After several attempts her body went limp and she began to send her thoughts as strongly as she could through the magic barrier that blocked her own magic. Adrian, run. Run. Run! RUN! she simply repeated that thought, hoping she'd reach him, hoping her heart wouldn't be torn again.

Pip's wings beat swiftly, mindlessly, as she took to the air. Cerast stood up in her saddles, placing her feet in the sturrups just so that she wouldn't fall off. Her hand rested quietly on her sword as rider and dragon flew silently toward the man they would come to call master.  

[the friendly fiend]

((I'm SO ANGRY!!!!!!!!!!! My Computer sucks! Erased what I wrote! So angry!))

Elijah's heartbeat quickened, going into battle again, just like she always had.
Many things grabbed at her attention though, chaos really had broken loose.
The first thing she noticed was the powerful thought that was sent forcibly through the air.
RUN! She looked around, it appeared that Marcus hadn't come alone, the woman, Mithras that had disappeared with them earlier, Elijah was glad she wasn't harmed, but knew that they had to save her. But how?!
She blindly looked for Cerast, No!!
She yelled in her mind, she thought it out, while Marcus had seemed to loosen his hold on the man she had her hand on, he seemed to strengthen his ties with Cerast.
Why is this happening!? She questioned, everytime I do something right, something bad happens in return! I can't let this happen again! I can't!
Then she heard something that sent her heart to chills. A sight that pierced at her very soul. Rish had fallen.
It pierced her, because she too had expierianced that same exact moment, she had to help him.
Whenever she was expeiriancing her lose at losing someone she thought she loved was horrible, one of the worst feelings in the world, and she had no one to turn to...no one to save her...She didn't want him to have the same feeling.
Aedreath! She exclaimed, she bid him draw away and closer to the ground.
As they reached the ground where Rish lay, she held out her hand. She didn't know if Aedreath could hold this much weight, he was a huge dragon but...she still had to help him!
She held out her hand, wondering if he would take it, wondering if he would accept her as his friend.
The man she was holding in front of her groaned louder, as if annoyed that he let himself get into this much pain. She gently shushed him as she kept her hand on his neck...her arm got goosebumps just touching him. She pushed those thoughts away as she paid attention to Rish, could he move?
We must hurry, Elijah, Aedreath said to her.

Adrian howled like never before as the thoughts entered his head with quiet relief that Mithras was alright, and yet still in the hands of that awful two-legged traitor. His greyish-black fur bristled as he growled. He felt her pain, the pain that he was in danger, and that he was being targeted directly...
But he knew he couldn't run. He was leader of his pack and he couldn't leave them...
But he ran...instead of running away though, he towards the fight, ran towards her, he had to do something!
Even though they were in the air, he ran beneath them, around them, he didn't know what he was doing, but he had to try.  

[Stormelle]

(Gah!!! EVIL!)

Mithras struggled against the thin, seemingly useless chain that bound her but as she did so it seemed to tighten, cutting into her skin very slightly. Marcus ignored this fact as he suddenly pushed off of his dragon, jumping into the air he tumbled toward the ground, just as he reached it however he seemed to slow and landed with what seemed grace.

The deadly spell he been about to cast seemed to disappear as he flung his arms out, a barrier encircling himself and Adrian, not allowing for other to enter. "Do you think she loves you wolf?" he scowled at the four-legged creature before him, eyes flashing red as his demonic power seemed to surge fourth in waves.

Cerasts eyes flashed, her master had choosen to fight his own battle, he directed her attention back toward the fallen half demon and the other dragon.

A roar escaped Pip, along with a weak stream of her blue flamed lightening. Aedreath she thought, eyes narrowed as thin tendrills of darkness seemed to weave their way up around her feet. Cerast stood resalute, her eyes fixed on Elijah, for a moment she allowed the silence before the ringing of her sword demanded attention.

Rish stared blankly at the hand offered him, he couldn't move, it wasn't that his body wouldn't allow such a thing. Nothing was broken, atleast nothing he knew of yet, nothing....Except his very heart.

Cerast had been the one person he'd put true emotion into carring for, but now that emotion seemed fowl. Almost like the stench of meat that had sat in the heat and sun for much to long.

He suddenly registered that Elijah was trying to help him, his eyes seemed to clear in the slightest and he reached upward, grasping her hand he helped himself upward. His eyes moved over the seen, Cerast stood attop Pip's back, her sword extending toward Elijah, Pip's large ears where back and her gentle eyes narrowed and flaked with some darker side.

"This is you..." he mumbled, though Cerast probably wouldn't hear him as his voice trembled and he attempted to gain his berrings.  

[the friendly fiend]

(Look! I finally decided to reply! Haha, sorry about that, Fred, I think I never had time, and even when I did want to reply, I always had writer's block. But! Here I am! Alas!)

Elijah looked at the overwhelming situation before her. She had to do something, she could only take everything one at a time. But everything was always more complicated than that. She closed her eyes for a second as she seem to let the world fade from her view, even Aedreath, even the man laying across the saddle in front of her, even the growing danger she now faced.
She took a deep breath. Finally...her thoughts seemed clear. As soon as she could, she made her plans known to her dragon.
Aedreath, I need you to listen carefully, I only have a chance to explain this once.
I'm listening, he replied steadily, yet urging her to hurry, while flying about, looking for a good position.
Elijah explained discreetly to Aedreath only, she only trusted him in this matter.
When I give the signal, I want you to fly low around the ground and around that cave where the wolves are, as soon as we get their attention, I want you to go low enough to hand Rish over to the wolves. He could be more help to them than to us. I want them to help Adrian, he's a sitting duck with Marcus in that force field. They need to find a way to destroy it, or distract them, including Leo. This plan will only work if we all work together.
After that, we'll deal with Cerast and Pip. I'm worried about Kai...Aedreath...as soon as I'm ready, I need you to wake him. He has to help us if he's willing....if he's okay.

Elijah looked up to Cerast, who was well ready to fight her, challenging her with her sword.
She turned slightly to face Rish and talked quietly and quickly for him to hear, she spoke commandingly.
"Sorry to change you around so quickly, but the wolves really need your help right now." She pointed towards Marcus, Adrian and Leo, with another passenger on board who she recognized.
"They could really use your help, show 'em what you got." She said with a half-smirk, she continued as the smirk faded, "Rish, whatever you end up doing, just let me handle Cerast-alright? I'll take care of her...I promise." Her eyes looked on his steadily.
She turned back around as she spoke softly, "Aedreath."
He began flying low and back towards the cave, this was the wolves cue, Aedreath roared in that direction.
As she had hoped Radian turned his head in our direction, he had been watching Adrian's doings with desperation, he made eye contact with Aedreath and they were instantly connected, Radian was suddenly informed on the situation, he looked to Rish and smirked, they would have fun with this one.
While Elijah was waiting for Rish's final release of the saddle, she thought about the man, and what would happen when he would wake up. When Aedreath would wake him up...not yet...she relieved herself...not yet.

Adrian's eyes narrowed as he held his gaze with Marcus for longer than he thought most people had. Course he knew he probably wouldn't live through this battle, but if he was going to die, he was taking Marcus down with him. His claws extended slightly as his fur grew longer and his eyes more focused upon his target. The ground beneath him shook slightly at his anger which made his growl deepen and his look grow darker.
Radian...
He listened as he was hit with silence...the field that Marcus had thrown upon them had also blocked his brothers thoughts. Adrian's eyes grew steadier with more fierceness.

(btw: who is controlling Kai now? I mean like who is typing for his character? heh......lost track of what we decided... sweatdrop )