As soon as Deneb pulled out the Return scroll, Viri let out a sigh of relief. "Oh, right! We can just teleport awa—"

Except before she could even finish the sentence, the ninja put the scroll [i]away[/i], and yanked her along in a mad dash back towards town. The poor healer could only yelp in alarm and confusion, and try not to trip over her own legs as she was pulled forward by the smaller and nimbler Deneb.

[i]Why didn't she just use the scroll?[/i] Based on what she'd seen of her before, Viri didn't think Deneb would be the type to take pointless risks just for the thrill of it. There must be some other factor, some facet of gameplay that she herself didn't know or remember. She might have asked for an explanation, but given the circumstances that could probably wait for another time...

Right [i]now[/i], they needed to focus on escaping. And Viri, her character being somewhat larger and less agile, wasn't helping. Gritting her teeth, she swung her staff with her free hand, waving it arbitrarily through the air. 

"Conj—" The word didn't quite make it out. She was already breathless from the running, and her own panic wasn't helping. "Conjure—" She waved the staff again, to no avail. [i]Damn it! How the heck is casting supposed to work?[/i] She squeezed her eyes shut in frustration. [i]Come on, come on! Conjure Spirit! Conjure Spirit Conjure Spirit Conjure Spirit![/i]

And then a burst of emerald light flashed through her eyelids, accompanied by a ghostly hum, and she opened her eyes to see it floating at the tip of her staff. A shadowy orb, horned and grinning, surrounded by a greenish glow that crackled and flickered like fire.

"Yes!" She cheered with delight, then pointed her staff forwards at Deneb. "Um... go!"

Somehow, the spirit seemed to understand. It flew forwards from the tip of her staff, hovering over the ninja's shoulder. As it slid into position, Deneb herself began to glow, that same light green aura outlining her form from head to toe.

[i]Conjure Spirit: Speed UP![/i] Assuming the spell worked like it did in the game, Deneb's own movement speed would be boosted for as long as the spirit remained attached to her.

"Let's see them try to catch us now!"

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