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[h3]--Storm before the Hurricane--[/h3]

The fight against the Kobolds had ensued as well as it should be. With Anki, Fei and eventually Srikandi joining the fight. The Ksatria Naga unsheathing her sword, smiling for a little bit at the sight of the Kobolds fighting her party, before joining the fight herself. [color=50c8ff][b]"Take this!!"[/b][/color] She screamed, catching a Kobold by surprise and then beheading him right off the bat. [color=50c8ff][b]"YOU!"[/b][/color] She pointed her sword at the Red Scaled Kobold, the largest of the pack and the one organizing the group's resistance against Srikandi's party. [color=50c8ff][b]"I challenge you to a duel!"[/b][/color]

The Kobold leader, clearly frightened by the combat abilities shown, is now visibly ordering the rest of the pack to charge at the group. With Srikandi herself replying in gripping her shield and proceeded to parry and counter the various strikes, stabs, and feints. The adventurer herself learned about a technique when she was in Himetsu, about the power of just reacting, the ability to use your senses to the fullest and countering your enemy's strike right then and there, and she used that particular technique to great effect against a great many Kobolds. A supposed stab on Srikandi's stomach was countered with her just simply moving aside, and using that momentum to swing her sword and slash the Kobolds backside, a stab on her back right after was countered with Srikandi turning once again, but this time clockwise, and using her body's momentum to slash a Kobold's head right clean off.

[color=50c8ff][b]"I say again. I challenge you to a duel!!"[/b][/color] Srikandi asked once more. To the tune of some very frightened Kobolds, her movesets, combined with Fei's martial arts and Anki's spells quickly dispatching whatever Kobolds there are, quickly signaled the Kobold leader that this adventurer's party is nothing to mess with. The Kobold quickly signaled a retreat, in it's own language, a series of barks and growls, and then the remaining Kobolds quickly retreated, disappearing out of sight as Srikandi's party rapidly tried dispatching the rest, abandoning the chase before quickly regrouping. [color=50c8ff][b]"Is everyone alright?"[/b][/color] Srikandi asked, her voice exuding authority appropriate from such a veteran adventurer. [color=50c8ff][b]"I don't want anyone to get hurt right now, if anyone's hurt, then we must shelter for the night immediately. I don't want anyone limping around in this incredibly dangerous terrain now."[/b][/color]

Just off of anyone's eye though, far across the mountains, a sight of what appeared to be a Younger Dragon is seen flying straight towards the party. Whatever it's intentions remains to be seen.
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[center][color=1A9D60][i]"Let's ask some questions, wait, now that I think about it, how did she knew the taste of humans? They have humans here?"[/i][/color][/center]
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The Captain began noticing Galmira's fascination. The Dragoness seemingly amazed at the arrival of the Convoy, the quick assembly of the tent, and now noticing the materials of the tent and looking occasionally at the heater. By the looks of it, she was perplexed at how something that doesn't make fires can still function as a heating device at all. [color=fff200]"I have no idea how this device works, but it does intrigue me how an innocent looking box such as that can heat up a large tent like this."[/color] Galmira observed. Still staring at the heater.

The Captain kept her silence as Galmira then made another remark. [color=fff200]"I am also intrigued at how those 'carts' of yours could even move without horses, or any beast of burden for that matter. Is it powered by magic perhaps? I still could not understand how something that imposing and huge could move at all. Do tell me human, how did you make that cart move by itself? That... 'rover' of yours right?"[/color]

The Captain still maintained her silence, still contemplating on the remarks Galmira made during the initial conversation. For someone that has encountered an interstellar civilization, probably not even thinking that such a concept is even feasible in the first place, the Dragoness is handling all of this really well. Just as the silence was about to deafening however. Zoe rapidly asked the question Almira's been hoping for. [i][color=1A9D60]There ya go girl[/color][/i] Almira silently complimented her, [i][color=1A9D60]Break out of your shell! Or... whatever, just distract her from what I should be saying. I'm still trying to comprehend this entire situation. God, probably need to bring in my knowledge from my politician days after so many centuries.[/color][/i]

[color=fff200]"Yes my child, you may. We dragons are centuries, even millennia old. And we have met with a variety of disparate creatures, both thinking and unthinking, throughout our lifetimes. But perhaps, I need to ask you a question first Miss... Zoe? Am I right?"[/color]

[color=fff200]"What is that thing between your eyes that you are wearing? I have noticed people using some form of lens for one that is nearsighted, but I have never seen such a variation of the lens like the one you are wearing. And secondly, 'biologist?' What is that? I may be aware of the term Botanist, but a Biologist? I have never heard any wise/ studied person use the term 'biologist' in my very, very long life. Could you elaborate what the term means?[/color]

[color=fff200]"Oh, and also.[/color] Galmira quickly turned towards Sumiye. [color=fff200]"Are you perhaps an inventor? Forgive me for my rudeness, but I have seen many an individual with dried dark liquid all over their faces and appendages, usually busy tinkering around with machinery and showing their fancy new inventions to the wider world. Are you perhaps someone similar to that?[/color]

Galmira's curiosity now burns inside of her. She has to figure out just who these humans are, her glowy and enlarged eyes showing off as she asked the Commonwealth party question after question.