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[center][h2]Mortal Men[/h2]
Battlefield at the foot of Mount Errant[/center]
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[center][sup]INTERACTING: Queen Eleanor [@Force and Fury], Caelum [@RezonanceV], Camille [@pirouette], Arsene [@Th3King0fChaos], Hildr [@jasbraq][/sup]
[sup]EVENT: Fields of Fire || LOCATION: Fields around Mount Errant[/sup][/center][hr][hr]


Maerec was relieved to see the faces he did as he collected everyone around. Some of them looked worse for wear, but at least alive. Looking around at them now, he could estimate how many he could hasten to keep up with the horses. Possibly with the help of others, they could get there before the dragon decided to make another attack.

Deep in that thought he barely heard the Eskandr woman approach him. He turned his head to see Hildr near and clasped her hand on his shoulder. He did not shy away from it, nor did he seem all too offended by her presence.He could feel emotion rise from her hand how she grabbed hold of him, even if her face showed lack thereof. There was a level of fear, of course, but there was something else there as well. Remorse?


Before Maerec could respond to Hildr, Arsene and Caelum spoke up on Maerec’s defense. As much as he agreed with what they were saying, he felt no need to tear down Hildr further than she already had been. Plus, Arsene and Caelum made their point quite clear. None of her Eskandr stayed. Why did she? Surely there was something in her heart that told her to do the right thing regardless of being an Eskandr or Parrench.

[color=#887188]“You can never be too sure—“[/color] Maerec began, cracking Hildr a hint of a sideways smile as he placed a hand over her’s on his shoulder. He gave it a firm squeeze before letting go and stepping away from her. [color=#887188]“Not all of those that have knowledge have the means to fight. And not all those that have means of fighting have the knowledge to win.”[/color] He looked up to the sky, tracking the dragon. They were running out of time. They needed cover first. [color=#887188]“Let’s move!”[/color]



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[center][sup]INTERACTING: Queen Eleanor/Sir Percival [@Force and Fury], Caelum [@RezonanceV], Camille [@pirouette], Arsene [@Th3King0fChaos], Hildr [@jasbraq][/sup]
[sup]EVENT: Fields of Fire || LOCATION: Lower Caverns of Mount Errant[/sup][/center][hr][hr]

Any horse that could be found was brought over and given to someone that could ride. Hildr was given a horse and Maerec chose to run instead, helping those that did not have horses keep up while giving direction of where the cave was. He led the group through the open field, moving in patterns so as to avoid as much of any assault by the dragon that may come their way. Fortunately they were blessed to make it to the caves with relative ease.

As soon as they met the entrance of the cave, he saw Percy being tended to as best as the soldier could. He was no binder, but he was doing his best. [color=#887188]“Make way!”[/color] Maerec called, ushering everyone inside to take shelter.

The caverns were larger than they seemed on the outside, and now that Maerec wasn’t chasing after the enemy through them, he could grasp just how advantageous they were. The Eskandr were clever, finding a place like this to store hostages…

Maerec allowed everyone to settle in for a moment before bringing the circle of individuals together to decide on the best plan of action… including Hildr.[color=#887188] “Killing the dragon is going to be a difficult feat,”[/color] he bagan. [color=#887188]“So instead, what if we attempt to subdue it? We just need it to stop attacking.”[/color] He paused for a moment, giving a quizzical expression. [color=#887188]“Are… dragons a beast that can be reasoned with?”[/color] A small huff escaped him as he placed his hands on his waist. [color=#887188]“Regardless, I believe the best thing to do is to try and ground it. So long as the dragon remains in the air, we have no chance of stopping it.”[/color]

[color=#887188]“It’s risky, but I believe if we can get at least one person up to the dragon, we can use them as a conduit to feed energy from the dragon to us below. If we can manipulate that energy effectively and quickly enough, we may be able to cause the dragon to descend until it either attempts to land or, well, crash.”[/color] He paused to let the others add in their own ideas and input. And to scold him on how ridiculous the idea sounded. Though, he felt it could at least be an option.

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