As the last of the hunters entered town hall, William cleared his throat for the news he was about to give. [color=0054a6]"Thank you all for joining us tonight,"[/color] he began. [color=0054a6]"Recently, there has been a major decline in Night Hunters and, regardless of whether you've noticed it yourself or not, most night spawn have. Activity has gone through the roof and the Night Hunters are spread too thin to deal with it. That's where we come in. I left the Night Hunters because they refused to let this plan pass, but this a war and they can't fight it on their own. They need allies and that's all the more proven by this letter here,"[/color] the worn hunter said as he lifted up one of the papers that he had been staring at not too long ago, bringing it to the attention of everyone in the room. [color=0054a6]"Despite the number of people who disagreed with me, there are a few smart men in that organization. This is a scouting report of a forest not too far from here. There was a fairly large cabin found out there in the middle of nowhere, and it was littered with human remains. Upon closer inspection, the scouts realized that the cabin's occupants were necromancers. Ill-equipped and outnumbered, the scouts returned back only to be told to 'let the situation handle itself.' Basically, wait and hope for the best. With how much magic was detected in that area though, the only thing that will come out of this are the deaths of a lot of innocent people. We can't let that happen. They'll have the advantage if we attack at night, so we leave tomorrow before dawn. That way, we arrive just as the sun is beginning to rise. Now everybody find a place to rest for tonight. Dismissed,"[/color] he finished, walking away from the podium and to his own claimed sleeping quarters. [i]Let's hope they can put their differences aside long enough for me to get a good night's sleep. I can already tell there might be trouble brewing between some of them.[/i]

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Ryan listened to William's speech with apt attention. The young man felt like he was about to go on a mission to save the world from complete annihilation. [i]This... is going to be... soooo epic![/i] It was once the veteran hunter had told everyone to leave that Ryan realized that his leg had been bouncing up and down with excitement for almost the entire time. [i]Oops. Hope no one found that irritating or anything.[/i] Rising from his seat, he let out a loud yawn while making several very exaggerated stretches. The young hunter began to walk towards the aisle to leave until he noticed Acacia still sitting next to him. [color=B22222]"Hey girl, want to head to my truck and sleep with me? It's probably a lot more comfortable than some rotting, wooden buildings. Soft chairs and everything. Even got blankets,"[/color] he told her excitedly while kneeling down in front of her so he'd be at eye level. [i]Wait, she's a dog. She probably doesn't even understand what I'm saying.[/i] He shrugged before getting back to his feet. [i]Oh well, hopefully she'll follow.[/i] As Ryan walked into the frigid air outside, he let out a small chuckle. [i]Funny. If she was a human girl, what I said would've been interpreted completely differently. Hehe. Like I'd ever have the courage to ask that of a real girl... or the douchebag-like personality as well.[/i]