[center][h2][color=F0E68C]Asteria[/color][/h2][/center][hr][hr]
Immediately upon seeing Mother rat being attacked by three ants, Asteria dropped the hatchet and the jar on the ground, and used Monster Analysis on all three insects. If there was a time to learn of a convenient weakness of these guys, it was now. However, while she’d taken a moment to consider the situation and her approach, Ed was already using all he had to attack the larger ant with his club. Deciding to let him handle that for the moment, Asteria darted into the hole they’d previously dug out, grabbed the Bloodingfly stinger with her tail, wrapping it tightly in its grip, then snuck to one of the smaller insect still focused on the Mother, and proceeded to strike with the stinger in a flurry of thrusts. With her front paws, she grabbed the Myrminor Scout, attempting to grapple and hold it down. All the while, she swished her tail-stinger in swift jabs at the Scout. Because its description had mentioned them possessing mana, she also used Mana Sense and Mana Drain while she held onto it.

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Drops the hatchet and jar when she sees MR in trouble.
Uses Monster Analysis II on all three insects.
Goes to the hole to fetch the Bloodingfly stinger.
"Equips" the stinger by holding onto it with her tail.
Sneaks to one of the Scouts and attacks it with the stinger.
Grabs the Scout with her front paws to hold it down.
Uses Mana Sense and Mana Drain on the scout.
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