[center][h2][color=F0E68C]Asteria[/color][/h2][/center][hr][hr]
Asteria curiously peeked at the human priest from within her barrow. She used her Magic analysis skill when he produced a weird white mist to get rid of the smell, and once again when he obviously used magic to manipulate the earth. He buried only the human bodies, while he carelessly grabbed the monsters’ ones and tossed them onto his cart. Asteria cocked her head to the side, suddenly curious what kind of relationship the bandits had or how they’d even come to form such a mixed group. Perhaps such a thing was common with thugs and the so-called proper citizens didn’t get involved with monsters? It was certainly something to keep in mind for any potential future encounters with humans.

Finally, the rat trio journeyed out to the bandit shack. Eerie clicking stilled Asteria in her path. Turning her head to the source of the sound, she saw one of those Myrminor menaces. She sucked in a breath, keeping watch of it. However, the insect did not seem to be aware of them. She’d been only half-listening to Ed, but finally took a moment to respond in a quiet murmur. [color=F0E68C]“Let’s skip it for now. We don’t want to make our presence known to the bandits, or invite more trouble. We can always deal with the bugs later,”[/color] she said. 

Since Ed seemed to be fine with either option, they decided to pursue the bandits without detours. They approached the shack quietly, and as they closed in, Asteria activated both Muffle and Suppress presence, willing to sacrifice some stamina and mana to remain undetected. The only advantage they had was that they were unexpected attackers, and she wanted to use that fully. She still kept her ears perked, aware of the potential of the Myrminor Scout following them, but also because they should soon start to get hints of bandit presence.