Overhearing the kobold's order as they began their mission, [b]Ekusha[/b] derived a plan of her own.

She broke away from the group and released herself from her corporeal form. The village was insignificant, but [b]Ekusha[/b] had no doubt everybody would be going all-out to prove their significance. [color=teal][i]In that case...[/i][/color]

Ekusha began probing the minds of the local leadership: the local lord, priests, artists, etc. She eventually came across a clergyman sweeping the premises. He had been at the church before dawn to prepare for ritual, and all he wanted was to go home and rest. He had devoted his entire youth to religious service under the priest, but he often faltered in thought, blaming the priest for his severe shy-ness and his longing for romantic companionship. [color=teal][i]Kill him.[/i][/color]

The youngest son of the local lord played with the children of the aristocracy out in a field adjacent to the city square. Often, he was picked on for being small, especially by his own brothers. He couldn't help it, though; he was the only one in this group who had not yet reached adolescence. In their games of tag, he would be tackled and held down. The others would often laugh at the expense of this child, yet he would continually attempt to save face and play on. Now, he was [i]it[/i]. The older kids surrounded him, taunting him to run after them. Of course, his little legs would never be able to catch up. But, in the midst of a gust of wind and a small pick-up at the square, he came up with another plan. After untucking the slingshot from the back of his trousers, the child loaded it with several shards of broken glass. In a flick-of-the-wrist, they flew through the air, chasing his tormentors. 

Her plans would have had a more severe effect given more time, but it would all be in vain since the little village would be leveled by the monsters she would have to fight alongside. [color=teal][i]Ugh,[/i][/color] she thought, disgusted that what she considered her art-form would be overshadowed by barbaric slaughter.