[h2]Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail, Hut[/h2]
[h3]Thursday, July 23, 2015[/h3]

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Mako had to admit- he was expecting perhaps a little more of a reward from this endeavor. Sure, those Shadows were pretty easy to deal with, but that was probably only because all of them were so powerful in the first place- maybe. He actually wasn't certain how powerful they were in comparison to others, but he was certain it was at least substantial. Regardless, such thoughts were off-topic- they had rewards to dole out, such as they were. And they were...

[color=0076a3]"...Cards?"[/color] echoed Mako, incredulous. [color=0076a3]"Seriously?"[/color] Something of a downer, if he was being honest. Oh, well. This was some weird fantasy world; maybe they did something interesting here? He took the card proffered to him and turned it over, glancing at the illustration on the other side. He shivered as he felt something well up within him as he looked, some new power. He exhaled as he went over his newfound understanding of the cards. [color=0076a3][i]Rakunda... a defense-decreasing skill? But I already have something like that. Not to mention better...[/i][/color] He was probably being too harsh. Debilitate was a hard skill to match, and they were only a short way into Seto at the moment. Perhaps there were better rewards deeper in.

[color=0076a3]"We should keep an eye out for more of these,"[/color] he remarked to his allies, indicating the card. [color=0076a3]"We may not have gotten anything too impressive this time around, but I'd be willing to bet that there are cards with more oomph to them."[/color]

With that, they continued on their way, in the direction of the larger Shadow. Mako's attention was grabbed by movement from above- Zeke, probably, waiting to provide fire support.

[color=0076a3]"I think we should save it,"[/color] said Mako, assessing the situation. [color=0076a3]"Depending on how powerful this Shadow is, I don't want to waste too many of our abilities on something that isn't worth it. I think we should make the first strike. On that topic..."[/color]

He turned toward Ryan and Samuru. [color=0076a3]"I'll take point on this one. I'll hit it with a Debilitate, then you two can follow up with your attacks. After that, Sato and I will hang back and bombard it with our spells. With any luck, we can destroy it without too much effort. Is that acceptable to all of you?"[/color]

[@Sen][@Letter Bee][@floodtalon]