[center][h2][b]Morianne[/b][/h2][/center]
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[@Crimson Paladin][@Saiyan]
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The troubadour brought herself back to a stand albeit slowly, with the aid of her sword, which she used as a crutch. Using her free hand, she did her best to snap the shaft off the spear embedded in her thigh.

Morianne smirked. She could tell that her song was doing…well…something to the griffin. She assumed that if she kept her song going, possibly even issuing a few commands to the beast, it would die soon enough.

"Hold still!" Morianne hoped her command would reach the griffin, but it was hard to tell how effective her magic was on the beast. She thought that she might have to repeat her cast again. 

However, just as she was about to continue her song, Morianne was distracted by the sight of fellow knights, Lucas and Fleuri, diving from the tower towards the griffin.

[i]Maybe it's time for a new strategy.[/i] The troubadour thought. Her effectiveness against the griffin itself was questionable at best anyway. Regular people, on the other hand…

She knew what she had to do; she'd choose a knight and enhance their physical ability. Then...whatever they're doing...might actually work. It was probably a bit of a stretch for her enhanced strength spell to give a more general performance boost, but Morianne was already stretching the limits of what she could do.

The question, however, still remained. Who to sing for? She'd have to pick someone. At her current skill level, Morianne could only cast her spell on a single target. She watched as the two came closer and closer to the griffin. She panicked.

"Come on Mori! Don't screw this up! Don't want anyone becoming griffin chow."

With her time running short, Morianne just sang and hoped for the best end result. She couldn't pick a target in time. It was too stressful to focus. If things went right, well...who knows. In her time with the roses, she'd seen people use her enhancement spell to do some impressive feats of raw physical strength. But without a defined target, Morianne had almost no clue what the end result might be. If she had to hazard a guess, the spell might just fizzle out and do nothing. Still, she had to try, right? After all, if charming the griffin didn't work like she'd hoped, what options did she have? It wasn't like she could throw fireballs or anything.

[center]You just want to see
You just want want to touch

The dreams you keep inside your heart 
Before they fade away 
Replaced by thoughts of steel
And shrouded by the damned

I know you'll be okay
I know you'll always be…on top

But you'll need a way to get there

For you, I'll give you strength to fight today
'Cause I know the cost the weak all have to pay

You know I'll be okay
You'll know I'll always be…on top

And you know that it's because

I'll aid you to free…
I'll aid you to clutch…

The dreams you keep inside your heart 
Before they fade away
Defaced by the surreal

I Will Help You Stand[/center]

Morianne tumbled back to the ground.

"Fuck," she groaned. "That hurt cast. That couldn't have been good for my mana."