[Center][img]http://i.imgur.com/weQcz7P.png[/img][/center]

Good thing they had flashlights, or they would have been walking blind. Speaking of being blind, there was a certain glasses wearing boy was just emanating with frustration and grumpiness. "Inadi, seriously. You're bumming me out. As bad as whatever it is, lighten up." She playfully punched his arm. "You're gonna get your girlfriend all worked up. You're suppose to be protecting the little people." She grinned and then laughed. "You can't keep everyone from worrying if you're upset. Duh." They all started slowing to a stop, although they were already going pretty slow. The suckish map had them confused but hopefully not lost.

Her attention was on Harper when he spoke and with her usual smile, she spoke as if it were nothing. "Uh huh. A few actually." It was as simple as that, as if knowing murderers was a normal thing. Nevertheless, it was the life she grew up in, so it was normal to her. "Of course I'm right. We need to stop being so droopy. It's killing the mood here more than the dark. You guys, being terrified won't solve anything. It'll just-" She paused when it of the blue, some self proclaimed witch appeared.

In the matter of moments, Japhet was as red as a rose and the little witch was claiming hostages. She melt yelling about turtle dragons and of course Ace thought it sounded like the most amazing thing in the world. "Summon it then! I want to see!" She challenged the girl, who continued yelling about the creature. There was a moment when Nympha let go of her so called hostages, so Ace reached over and grabbed the terrified Leila. "Relax Leila! We'll get through here get the stuff and go-" A low growl emerged from the earth itself so it seemed. It was enough to have everyone yelling and running in the direction they were supposed to be going in. Ace paused, gently pushing Leila off with the others, if she hadn't already took off. 

"Wait, we're not going to figure out what it is? What if it's friendly- or harmless! What happened to don't judge a book by its cover?" She was still in place until a soldier shoved her forward to get her moving. "Fine, fine." She hurried off with the others, glancing back to see if she could spot the beast in the dark. "Wait... How come he gets to take the lead?" Ace nearly forgot about the beast, just for that moment, but decided that she wouldn't worry too much about it... Her sense of direction was good for wandering. Following maps was kind of out of her league, especially hand drawn ones with no street signs. In fact, she even ran with the back of the group, curious to see what a mixture of a turtle dragon would look like... 

"When she did see it, she was in for quite a...pleasant surprise. The beady red eyes, the glowing spiky turtle shell, and the very, very sharp teeth. "Let's see... Most dragons are carnivores. Turtles normally eat plants... With those teeth, I'm thinking that's more of a dragon aspect. It's got a shell... Slow, but a little faster than a regular turtle-" 

"Let's go!" One of the soldiers that tagged along practically dragged Ace along with him. "Are you insane!?"

"No, not that I know of... Would you let go off me!" Ace heard the sound of a tree crash to the ground. "We should tame it and take it to the tea party. That should shake them up." Ace didn't know if they were even listening, but she thought it was a brilliant idea. "Well, if we keep this up, it'll at least follow us to the tea party. They'll think that the turtle dragon is on our side- Hey kid witch! If you're a witch can't you make it stop? Or tame it? What are you useful for if you're just going to run with us?"

[Center][IMG]http://i.imgur.com/qG9dVJ5.jpg[/IMG][/center]