[color=7FFFD4]G-gardening?"[/color] Ophene had to ask quickly.  She wasn't all too sure about wha-- [color=7FFFD4]"Oh! Gardening. . . I suppose the tracts of land out here would help with Lily Gardens. . ."[/color]  Of course, this girl must have seen the title of the book. . .  Well, Ophene was just glad that the girl didn't understand the subtle meanings of that specific title.  She would have continued trying to cover it up. . .

Except there was a massive cacophony of noise of screeches and disgusting gutteral noises.  Ophene pocketed her book quickly as she turned her attention to the giant creature that showed itself.  It was like those colorfully beaked birds from early but much, much larger.  Her baser instincts were telling her to run though she held that back as she watched her teammate run at it and attack!  [color=7FFFD4]"You fool! What are you doing!?"[/color]  She cried out in shock.  Seriously, that thing was big enough to gulp them up in a single bound!  Obviously, the best course of action would have been to retreat into the foliage that didn't make any weird sounds and watch the giant bird to see what it would do.  There weren't many supplies and Ophene considered their lives and information more valuable than whatever they had with them.

[color=7FFFD4]"What to do, what to do. . ."[/color] The Bunny-Girl fretted for a few moments.  Something this large could have easily been the culprit, but she wasn't sure how strong it was.  If it looks were any indication, it was as tough as it was large and frieghtening.  Of course, leaving the Dual-Greatsword use to die was an option.  He [i]did[/i] attack first after all, though the thought didn't sit right with Ophene.  [color=7FFFD4]"GAAAHHHH!"[/color] She cried out as she grabbed her rapier and a nearby dagger before hopping on one of the horses.  These ones seemed domesticated enough to ride so she cut it's bindings and rode it slightly forward.  At the very least it would give her a bit mobility to harass this giant bird. 

[color=7FFFD4]"I plan to run."[/color]  Ophene said to Isabella and Tsukiko.  [color=7FFFD4]"But we need to extract Tetras.  Most things don't just get attacked and let you get away with it.[/color]  She gave herself a few seconds of silence before continuing.  [color=7FFFD4]I hope its feathers burn."[/color]  She held her index finger out with her thumb sticking up pointing towards the giant toucan's body as a fire started growing at her fingertip. After it grew to a size just short of the thickness of her arm and the length of it the Pheran slammed her thumb down apparently causing the bolt of fire to launch toward the bird.