[center][h3]Hyznia[/h3][/center]
[center]Castle Exterior[/center]

Rem leapt back from the taller of the attackers, Ruso. Seeing the way Sulfrax's barrier was effectively cut by the smaller of the two assailants it was safe to assume Ruso had a similar ability to counter magic. If this brigand were expecting a display of raw magic he was going to be sorely surprised. With his right hand Rem readied to defend himself with his staff and his left hand went with purpose to the instrument secured around his neck.

"Sulfrax!" Rem warned in short, "Cover your ears!" There was no definite way to cover his own ears from what was about to happen but with help coming it wouldn't matter so long as Rem had the ability to defend himself.

The younger mage focused the sound he desired through his mind and blew. A high-pitched noise amplified by magic speared the air. The ringing made Rem shudder. Temporarily deafened, he focused on his eyes and held the staff with both hands, ready to defend himself from Ruso. Should the distraction work long enough it would leave them wide open to an ambush from Senna, plus anyone else within earshot. Without Senna he would need to rely on Sulfrax's overwhelming arcane power or some crazy tricks.

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It didn't take the beast long to mobilize. Senna rushed out from the thicket as the noise rang across the plain. Her bristles tightly closed against her hide as she sprinted, sleek and shiny like black armor. The eight foot obsidian monster stormed up to the fight, pouncing at the shorter brigand so that she could pin him and maul him to death with her vicious claws.