Elias jumped in surprise as something lunged at the cart, snarling and slashing with its knarled claws. His eyes widened in shock as he got a closer look at the creature- it was hairless and red, covered in patches of rotting flesh. Pus oozed from the beasts. Before he could react, the animal had already lunged for the small girl. He gasped, drawing his arm out to cast a spell before the frail little thing could be torn apart. To his surprise, the beast was impaled by what appeared to be a long, transculent crystal. [i]Ah. So she's not completely useless- at least she can perform elemental spells.[/i]

The young noble turned in surprise as another rotting canine clawed at the edge where Elias had so eagerly stayed before. He stared in horror as it grabbed onto his leg. Elias resisted the urge to vomit as pus and blood from the animal dripped onto his clothes. More out of panic than anything else, the young mage outstretched his hand, his palms facing the animal. A small rune etched onto his hand began to glow a luminescent green before bursting out of his palm in a flash of light. As the burst of energy  collided with the beast's chest, it fell limp and slid off the carriage. Wasting no time, he tried his best to conjure up a protective shield around the carriage. It almost seemed to work- a transparent green dome began to form around the carriage. Elias found himself smiling smugly despite the situation- making a spell for something so big was hard, and he was quite proud of it. That pride quickly evaporated as he discovered the force field had only covered about half of the wagon.
 
" What the hell are those things?" Elias yelled, loud enough so those outside of the carriage could hear him.