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MacKensie had never seen so much fire in her life.  The long inferno raged and smoke plumed into the air - A barrier of destruction between them and the tall walls of Valhiem that could be seen behind.  High up in the air, even more distant than the west-facing carnage before them, were explosions - projectiles of some kind, hitting a barely-visble forcefield of Source.  MacKensie's sharp eyes struggled, but she could saw enough detail to surmise it all.  And what's more, there was something else in view, completely alien to MacKensie's mind...

[Colour=Pink][i]Sacre bleu.[/i][/colour]

Dinosaurs?  Dragons?  [Colour=Pink]"What on earth are those things?"[/colour] she commented.  Huge reptilian beasts, fierce and scaley, moving fast in groups, cavalier riders atop their backs.  The enemy were not limited in their imagination when it came to constructing military forces.  And god help those who would ever have to feel the battering cavalry charge of [i]these[/i] monstrosities.

After James had broke the news, on the wagon journey to this point, Zell had said that they needed to see what they were working with before they could decide what to do.  Now, he delivered with a solid vision on how to proceed.  As James had mentioned before; Zell was smarter than he liked to let on.  Adam built on his previous idea of making contact with Lucy or Clarissa, with a great question to Fenna.  If Sil really [i]could[/i] deliver a letter, that could possibly bring about a much easier entry into the city.  MacKensie looked to Fenna for the answer.

Clive however, had other plans.  The maverick had shown this side of him on their very first day here.  When everyone was heading to meet battle, Clive had split from the group, turning his attention to the helping the village of Hommas evacuate.  Now MacKensie was reminded the Texan's somewhat-unreliable nature as he decided to split off on his own again, in the face of potential battle, seeing more value in sending for reinforcements.  It wasn't a bad plan, quite the opposite, but she did not like it when Second Chance was not whole.  As she turned to him to speak, she glanced over the beautiful horse that had been summoned from thin air, stroking it's ethereal mane.  [Colour=Pink]"Be quick and return as soon as you can.  Once we find a good place to hide, closer to the city, I will return to this spot to meet you, to bring you to our camp."[/colour] her brow furrowed slightly in worry for the man who'd been killed once already in this world.  [Colour=Pink]"Please... be careful."[/colour]