[center][h2][color=a187be]Hapu[/color][/h2]
Level: 1
Day/Time: Day One; Evening
Location: Kingdom of Erion - Raganival, Forest Beyond Castle Grounds
Tag: Luigi [@Bright_Ops], Samus [@Lmpkio], James [@Zarkun]
Mention: General Brigan [@Holy Soldier][/center]
WC: 362
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Mudsdale let out a condescending snort at Brigan’s patronizing remarks but Hapu stroked its mane and quieted the horse down. "Easy, Mudsdale," she said. “You and I both know how hard you work. Easy.”

After the group (especially poor Luigi) was cruelly mocked by Brigan, he led the group to the side of the Abandoned Castle, using a finger (someone else’s, Hapu observed, someone who was perhaps not going to miss it on account of being, well, dead) to open up an entrance. So apparently they were bait for this Shadow Knight? Hmph. The cretin must have felt them disposable.

Hapu sighed, saying to Luigi, "That man's foolish bravado will be his end; I pray for the purpose of our mission that his end isn't today."

Literally ten seconds later the fellow bolted, sending huge tremors through the castle. He was chasing the little brown bunny servant, apparently known as a Pooka.

“Famous last words. Clearly this castle is not as abandoned as we presumed," Hapu remarked.

As Luigi gave the orders to give chase to the rampant general and the fleeing bunny, Hapu watched Samus and James fire their respective weapons in the path of the Pooka. If that rabbit warned… whoever was upstairs, Hapu figured that there would be a lot more to deal with than an empty chamber and a bunny servant.

“I presume all manner of stealth has been disregarded,” Hapu said calmly. She slid off Mudsdale, and pointed forward. “Mudsdale, find a path that would intercept this servant’s path on the second story. Use High Horsepower on the wall to shake the upper echelons of the castle,” Hapu ordered.

Mudsdale let out another huff. Finally, some horse-kicking action. The draft horse galloped after the rabbit, but instead of passing up the stairs, Mudsdale slid past the stairwell, turned its rear to the wall, and lifted its legs before delivering a swift kick to the structure.

Hapu watched as Mudsdale performed this action; the idea here was to cause the rabbit to stumble and slow down, giving the shots a couple extra seconds to reach their mark… or allow Brigan to get his meaty hands upon the Pooka.