[hr][hr][indent]Michail had never been so proud of Auberon. While he could feel both Euphemia and Lavender's looks of disproval, he had the utmost confidence in the Lion. Both Jorah and Auberon could keep the ponytailed idiot busy while the rest of them could ensure that the enemy wouldn't get the jump on them. One wyvern rider was down, but he'd bet his next pay that there were more waiting. 

No sooner had the thought crossed his mind that another emerged. Unlike before, though, this one was charging at them. Michail found his spear fending off the wyvern's jaws as he was pushed back. Celeste let out a shriek of surprise, having been knocked over by Michail. Both Derec and Isolde looked to her, though neither could help as a pair of soldiers had decided to attack them as well.

Meanwhile, the eyepatched bandit was amused by Auberon. He seemed to recognize his strike. [color=silver]"Oh? Didn't you promise me an audience with the Goddess?"[/color] He asked, giving a small 'tut' of disappointment. [color=silver]"You're much too green to be writing checks your mouth can't keep, aren't you boy? [i]This[/i] is how you swing an axe!"[/color]

He brought his weapon up with a tight grip and employed what could only be described as wild, powerful strikes. Anything the axe hit would likely be sliced to ribbons--not to speak of what would happen should it connect to any flesh.

[/indent][hr][hr][indent]The chaos of battle was not a foreign one. 

What was supposed to be a simple rescue mission quickly turned into a fight for survival. The enemy saw vulnerable, inexperienced children and they had little choice but to stand their ground. He could already hear Sirius berating them on their failure. He only hoped Michail and the others were having an easier time, but it was unlikely that they could be counted on for rescue. He couldn't rely on his Crest either--though the lack of one of their students caught him off guard. He looked in the direction where Rudolf was sensed last, but he was as good as gone. The only solace was that things weren't as hopeless as they seemed, as their enemy clearly underestimated them. 

Meanwhile, Veronica kept her eyes on the sky. At Kellen's sighting, she let loose two arrows. The first missed, but the second hit its mark. The man scarcely let out any sound as the arrow had found his neck, and he fell off the pegasus. She was shocked--somehow, she wasn't expecting to actually kill him, for some reason. At Clarissa's call, she realized that the Eagle was nowhere to be found.

[color=salmon]"Here I assumed he would've been cowering at our ankles,"[/color] She couldn't help but note.

At Lienna's call, Tomai looked. At that moment, the fog began to fade--it looked like the slumped over mage had been the source of the spell. Lucky. [color=red]"Everyone, we need to move forward and regroup with the advanced team, I'm more than certain they've also gotten ambushed"[/color] He ordered, a glyph quickly forming in front of him.  With its release, a surge of thunderbolts littered the area surrounding them, clearing the way ahead and giving them space to breathe. [color=red]"Go get him and catch up with us!"[/color] He urged Kaira.

He wasn't quite finished yet. Turning to Kellen, he held out his staff once more. [color=red]"Tell Michail we need help and that we have to regroup,"[/color] He told him, a glyph appearing under Kellen and spiriting him away without giving the poor boy a chance to respond.

The green haired girl nodded. Without any hesitation, she ran over to one of the fallen soldiers and took their sword. She made sure to know where Rudolf was before breaking into a full sprint. One soldier that hadn't been struck by Tomai's spell met his unfortunate end with a quick slice from Kaira's sword, and she followed Rudolf's route. 

Unfortunately, the other mages took note of the shaking boy. As one decided to go after him, Kaira held her hand out as she cast a familiar spell. Rudolf would find himself suddenly pulled off the roof, though he would land safely next to her. Her heart splintered at seeing his state, but she couldn't comfort him here. [color=palegreen]"Get up, we need to return to the others,"[/color] She told him, pulling him to his feet. [/indent] [hr][hr]