[color=800000]It did not take long for Xue to run out of stamina, while attempting to match Rost’s pace. On their way through the forest, they encounter several more Grimm. Each time, Xue found himself being overwhelmed, and Rost stepped in to save his exhausted companion. Eventually, Xue called out to Rost, and claimed that he could not go on. Xue was gasping for every breath, and sweating profusely; whereas, Rost hadn’t even begun to feel fatigued. Rost didn’t give Xue a reply, he just turned around and continued to make his way through the forest. 

Having lost his dead weight, Rost was able to kick it up a gear. He charged through without resistance, avoiding any more interruptions due to random Grimm. After a few minutes, Rost saw someone get knocked back against a tree by a beowolf. Pushing himself into a full sprint, Rost vaulted over the large man, who was laughing, landing between him and the beowolf. Rost’s sheath fanned out, and he blocked the incoming attack from the beowolf. Noticing a semi-disemboweled beowolf beginning a charge, Rost ducks under a second swipe and tosses his shield at the one charging. The shield cleaves the charging beowolf’s head off, and continues to firmly lodge itself into a tree. Since his back was now towards the remaining beowolf, Rost dashes forward to avoid its claw. The beowolf gives chase, as Rost ran toward his shield. Once he was close enough, Rost jumped up and used the shield as a platform to leap off. As Rost flipped off the shield over the approaching beowolf, he unhinged his twin blades, and performed a few quick swipes before landing. Still having momentum, the beowolf’s lifeless body hit the ground and continued to slide into the tree, before disappearing into nothingness.

Rost retrieves his shield, and faces the laughing brute. “Sorry for crashing your little party, I just couldn’t resist,” Rost shrugged, “The name’s Rost,”[/color]