Ed was confused at first to why Asteria was nudging them but soon he heard voices as well as footsteps from the entrance of the cave and saw the duo of goblins entering. For now they seemed that they had not seen or detected them yet. Keeping a low, crouched position he whispers his reply to her suggested course of action. [color=chocolate]"Noted. Sneak by when possible but if all else fails, kill them as quickly as possible."[/color] The element of surprise was enough to gain the upper hand against the goblins, but now that he had evolved into a more familiar bipedal form. He could probably dispatch a goblin with a single forceful swipe of his claws even before it realized it had been attacked. The raw strength of his evolution path alone is superior to any other species present in the cave, but when combined with the [b][Stronger I][/b] passive. His power could rival an elite mook's...perhaps even a mini-boss'. Ed then smirks and [url=https://i.ytimg.com/vi/JifuSIh3CfY/maxresdefault.jpg]flexes[/url] both arms, one curved upward and the other downward, and turns his head to look at both Asteria and her mum. [color=chocolate]"If ever we lose the element of surprise. Leave the guy to me. My limbs may look kinda lanky, but I assure you I can easily overpower him."[/color] To reaffirm his statement further, he flexes them harder. So hard to the point that his muscles could be easily defined even from underneath his fur. Hell, he even flexes his tail for good measure. [hider=Stats] LVL: 5 HP: [color=Green]Healthy[/color] SP: [color=yellowGreen]Rested[/color] MP: [color=green]Full[/color] Effect/s: [b]SKILLS:[/b] Unspent Skill Points: [color=red]12[/color] Current Skills: Beast Sense II (1.4) Rabid Fit I (1.2) Stronger I (1.05) [color=green]ACTIVE[/color] Muffle I (1.0) [color=green]ACTIVE[/color] __________________________________ SKILL PROGRESS: Material Analysis (0.2) Magic Analysis (0.6) Monster Analysis (0.6) Faster (0.4) Warcry (0.1) Alert (0.3) Dexterous (0.8) Tremor Sense (0.025) Mental Resistance (0.9) Telepathy (0.075) Mana Shape (0.6) Focus (0.6) Shield (0.5) Mana Shell (0.3) Soil Manipulation (0.45) Overwork (0.5) Harder (0.2) Crafting (0.25) First Aid (0.1) Meditate (0.3) [b]Inventory:[/b] - Vine Belt (Shoddy Quality) - Healing Herbs x 5 - Flame touched crystals x 2 - Tainted Crystal x 1 [/hider] [hider=Action Summary] Follows Asteria's lead. Ready to either fight or flight. Flex.exe Tells Asteria that she can leave the male goblin to him if ever. [/hider] [@SilverPaw]