[center][h3][color=gray]Lucanas Meretrix[/color][/h3][/center]

The noblewoman spoke the words he had intended to, reminded the slave of her place in the world.  Before she could continue her lecture though, the ground suddenly trembled beneath the knight's feet.  If it hadn't been for his practice as a warrior, his footing probably would have been lost.

[color=gray][i]This cannot be a good sign.[/i][/color]

Lady Vicariis advised everyone to draw their weapons, and the blacksmith simply drew out small hammer from his belt.  Koysta decided to reach for the katana however, continuing to have a casual lecture despite the imminent danger.  Meretrix looked between the two as if they were insane for not noticing the more imminent danger.  Perhaps the two of them were really experienced in the ways of the world.

[color=gray]"Guys?"[/color]

The earth shook again, a massive creature easily running down a cluster of nearby trees as it sprinted straight towards the center of the party, the old oaks seeming to be cut in half as it passed them. A four legged mammalian creature with spikes jutting from it's back and large bladed tusks connected to it's face along with three large snouts that appeared to have smaller spikes on the inside.  Although due to it's size it appeared to move slowly by comparison, the reality was that the creature could easily outrun any of them. Large mounts of blood seeming to drool from it's mouth forming a large puddle at it's feet as it seemed to observe them and try to judge whether they were friend or food.

Looking at the noble woman with four crimson eyes, it apparently decided food as it started to run towards her, the snout whipping out to her left and being flung towards her with the spikes on the inner edge.

If she stayed, it appeared she would be both wounded and stuck to the snout. It was only a guess on what the beast planned on doing after that.

Deciding to play the hero, the son of a whore charged in with his great axe and swung at one of the long legs.  The beast howled in pain and seemed to twitch it's leg, which sent the warrior rolling away in the grass.

A quick look at the wound would reveal two things.  Firstly that years of training had managed to pay off as the thick hide was broken through.  Secondly that the amount of blood lost from such damage would be insignificant in the long run.