Naros whirled around at Mendras' shout and was met by Zarod's mighty figure as she barreled toward him, thrill glinting in her eyes. His own widened for a fraction before he closed them as he ducked, feeling the wind rush past as the swipe she'd aimed at him shot harmlessly overhead.
The headian snickered as she regained her balance from the lack of expected contact. "You're quite the slippery one, aren't you?" Zarod said as she slowly circled the edge of the roaring crowd. It was not quite a predatory slither—her confident posture lacking any hint of deception, though Naros gulped just the same. "Come now, face me!" She continued, and his heart sang like a cornered prey's. "Show me your strength!" she lunged and weaved and swiped, and yet the bumbling puller kept avoiding her strikes by a hair's breadth, looking for all the world like he had no idea how he was managing this feat of agility.
"Are you mocking me, land-dweller?!" she bellowed, affronted. "I'm really not!" he squeaked back, feeling way out of his depth as he dodged another swing. The ex-merchant may have been built for power, but he was anything but and wouldn't know how to fight back effectively, even if he wanted to. Yet, he luckily remained as untouchable as ever.
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Unbeknownst to the both of them, every time the mighty headian came close to the flustered vayron, Kinosa was putting her own plan into action. While she still had no intention of showing herself, preferring her usual hit-and-run operations, she figured the event's price may be worth more than the alluring gold they were using as mere tokens. As such, she was using her unique position to stock-pile as many as she could, stealing them from where they'd been dropped - the annoyed Zarod too preoccupied to notice that her own pile was diminishing by the second.
From her dimension, the thieving chaser could also see through the little lady's shadow that both of Naros' temporary companions had an impressive haul of their own, and she'd be hard-pressed to tell who had more at the moment.
She'd have to rectify that.
Renya
Naros whirled around at Mendras' shout and was met by Zarod's mighty figure as she barreled toward him, thrill glinting in her eyes. His own widened for a fraction before he closed them as he ducked, feeling the wind rush past as the swipe she'd aimed at him shot harmlessly overhead. The headian snickered as she regained her balance from the lack of expected contact. "You're quite the slippery one, aren't you?" Zarod said as she slowly circled the edge of the roaring crowd. It was not quite a predatory slither—her confident posture lacking any hint of deception, though Naros gulped just the same. "Come now, face me!" She continued, and his heart sang like a cornered prey's. "Show me your strength!" she lunged and weaved and swiped, and yet the bumbling puller kept avoiding her strikes by a hair's breadth, looking for all the world like he had no idea how he was managing this feat of agility. "Are you mocking me, land-dweller?!" she bellowed, affronted. "I'm really not!" he squeaked back, feeling way out of his depth as he dodged another swing. The ex-merchant may have been built for power, but he was anything but and wouldn't know how to fight back effectively, even if he wanted to. Yet, he luckily remained as untouchable as ever. - Unbeknownst to the both of them, every time the mighty headian came close to the flustered vayron, Kinosa was putting her own plan into action. While she still had no intention of showing herself, preferring her usual hit-and-run operations, she figured the event's price may be worth more than the alluring gold they were using as mere tokens. As such, she was using her unique position to stock-pile as many as she could, stealing them from where they'd been dropped - the annoyed Zarod too preoccupied to notice that her own pile was diminishing by the second. From her dimension, the thieving chaser could also see through the little lady's shadow that both of Naros' temporary companions had an impressive haul of their own, and she'd be hard-pressed to tell who had more at the moment. She'd have to rectify that.
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