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I edited on another part to my last post to move things along.
Will do, just need to finish some stuff first.
Ahnasha was completely silent and still as she watched for any movement in the forest. Between being Khajiit and a lycan, she could see almost as well at night as she could in the daytime, and her ears were acutely sensitive to any sounds, such as footsteps, that happened to be nearby. Ariel was most of the way through the grate when Ahnasha's ears twitched. She heard something approaching off to the left, so without a word, she put a hand on Ariel's back to get her attention, then guided her down to lay on the ground behind some nearby foliage. Again, Ahnasha was completely still, to the point that it was difficult to tell if she was even still breathing. A group of skeletal sentinels passed within view, but continued on their course without noticing that anything was awry. Once the threat had passed, Ariel finished removing the grate, then entered with Ahnasha following just behind. Just as Meesei had done the first time through, Ahnasha had the idea to put the grate back in its original position, but since she did not know strong enough destruction spells to accomplish the task, she looked to Ariel and pointed to the grate in the hopes that she would be able to do something to keep it in place.
Meesei waited a few minutes to give Ahnasha and Ariel time to get inside before she decided it was time to strike. She looked back at the others behind her and nodded as she stood up. As they were walking towards the outer wall, Meesei saw a group of three sentinels patrolling through the forest, which spotted them at the same time. The skeletons drew their weapons, but did not advance to attack. It seemed that the keep's first line of defense was simply to scare away intruders with undead instead of immediately attacking, perhaps to limit tensions with the locals. Meesei, in order to make their intentions completely unambiguous, launched a fireball into the group which nearly took the arm off of one of the beings when it detonated. All three undead charged at them immediately, but as soon as they drew close enough, Meesei held up her amulet and activated the enchantment, The wave of energy washed over the sentinels, ripping their souls from their bodies just as it had to the one Meesei tested it on. With the keep in view, Meesei launched another explosive fireball against the keep wall to ensure their presence was known, then made sure to pick a place with plenty of trees for cover to await the arrival of the keep's defensive force.
"Be ready, and alert me if you see any mages or archers." Meesei ordered.
Meesei waited a few minutes to give Ahnasha and Ariel time to get inside before she decided it was time to strike. She looked back at the others behind her and nodded as she stood up. As they were walking towards the outer wall, Meesei saw a group of three sentinels patrolling through the forest, which spotted them at the same time. The skeletons drew their weapons, but did not advance to attack. It seemed that the keep's first line of defense was simply to scare away intruders with undead instead of immediately attacking, perhaps to limit tensions with the locals. Meesei, in order to make their intentions completely unambiguous, launched a fireball into the group which nearly took the arm off of one of the beings when it detonated. All three undead charged at them immediately, but as soon as they drew close enough, Meesei held up her amulet and activated the enchantment, The wave of energy washed over the sentinels, ripping their souls from their bodies just as it had to the one Meesei tested it on. With the keep in view, Meesei launched another explosive fireball against the keep wall to ensure their presence was known, then made sure to pick a place with plenty of trees for cover to await the arrival of the keep's defensive force.
"Be ready, and alert me if you see any mages or archers." Meesei ordered.
The trek from the cave to the keep was quiet. The sky grew darker as the sun set, so by the time they arrived, it was well past nightfall. Meesei found herself concerned about Sabine. She had been worried about her in the back of her mind ever since they stared planning this attack. Her emotional state was often hard to determine, but Meesei was sure it would be difficult for her to return to a place where she suffered such tortures. She just hoped that her mind was strong enough to overcome the pain of it all.
Meesei took the lead and slowed the pack as they neared the keep. When they reached the hill just beyond its walls, she laid down on the ground and crawled forward so that she was just barely peering over the hill, while the others were still concealed behind her. Just like last time, there were sentinels patrolling in the forests ahead. She couldn't see anyone on the walls, but she was certain that they would be manned soon after the attack started. The skeletons would be easy enough to deal with, but it was the ranged opponents on the walls she was most concerned with. Likely, it would be the witches with destruction spells, which meant they would need to be evasive, and she would need to concentrate on wards.
Meesei looked back at the others. "Alright, this is it. Ariel, Ahnasha, make your way to the grate. We will give you a minute, then get started. Ariel knows the way." She said, looking at Ahnasha. "Everyone, drink the suppression potions. Ariel, I would drink one of your night eye potions." She recommended as she pulled out and drank the gas resist potion.
Meesei took the lead and slowed the pack as they neared the keep. When they reached the hill just beyond its walls, she laid down on the ground and crawled forward so that she was just barely peering over the hill, while the others were still concealed behind her. Just like last time, there were sentinels patrolling in the forests ahead. She couldn't see anyone on the walls, but she was certain that they would be manned soon after the attack started. The skeletons would be easy enough to deal with, but it was the ranged opponents on the walls she was most concerned with. Likely, it would be the witches with destruction spells, which meant they would need to be evasive, and she would need to concentrate on wards.
Meesei looked back at the others. "Alright, this is it. Ariel, Ahnasha, make your way to the grate. We will give you a minute, then get started. Ariel knows the way." She said, looking at Ahnasha. "Everyone, drink the suppression potions. Ariel, I would drink one of your night eye potions." She recommended as she pulled out and drank the gas resist potion.
It wouldn't really be much of a timeskip, it's just the last phase of the escape.
Hey Leon, Ryonara, would you like to post any more on finishing off the upper deck, or should I move us on?
Meesei nodded and thanked Ariel for the assistance before returning to her enchantments. She still had quite a few to make, and needed to make sure they were all identical to the first. Outside, Lorag continued to preside over the duel, offering advice, as well as snide sarcastic remarks, whenever needed.
The pack continued preparations and planning for most of the day, trying to eliminate any problems they could foresee in their plan. Ariel and Sabine had successfully turned the magic reflection potion into a vapor form that could be contained in a vial, which Meesei now wore around her neck. Meesei had managed to enchant a necklace for Ahnasha, and weapons for everyone else apart from Ariel. The sun was still in the sky, but by the time they equipped themselves and made the walk to the keep, it would be well after dark. Each of them were standing by the smouldering ashes of their fire equipping themselves to leave. Meesei and Ahnasha wore only their very basic clothing and equipment, taking nothing they were not prepared to lose.The only exception was Meesei's ring, which could remain with her through her transformations. Ahnasha had a few of Ariel's potions, while Meesei carried only a single magicka potion that she planned to drink just before turning the first time. Everyone else who would be fighting in Meesei's group was using equipment taken from the hunters, as it was essentially guaranteed that they would be losing everything they carried with them.
"I do not believe there is any more preparation remaining. Unless anyone has any other concerns, we should depart." Meesei said to the others.
The pack continued preparations and planning for most of the day, trying to eliminate any problems they could foresee in their plan. Ariel and Sabine had successfully turned the magic reflection potion into a vapor form that could be contained in a vial, which Meesei now wore around her neck. Meesei had managed to enchant a necklace for Ahnasha, and weapons for everyone else apart from Ariel. The sun was still in the sky, but by the time they equipped themselves and made the walk to the keep, it would be well after dark. Each of them were standing by the smouldering ashes of their fire equipping themselves to leave. Meesei and Ahnasha wore only their very basic clothing and equipment, taking nothing they were not prepared to lose.The only exception was Meesei's ring, which could remain with her through her transformations. Ahnasha had a few of Ariel's potions, while Meesei carried only a single magicka potion that she planned to drink just before turning the first time. Everyone else who would be fighting in Meesei's group was using equipment taken from the hunters, as it was essentially guaranteed that they would be losing everything they carried with them.
"I do not believe there is any more preparation remaining. Unless anyone has any other concerns, we should depart." Meesei said to the others.
Agreed
"Not unless you and Ahnasha need any more, but on the subject of potions, there is something I was thinking about." Meesei responded. "That potion you gave me, the one that reflects magic, I am not certain how I am going to get it to the tower with the hagravens. We are going to be fighting outside the walls for some time until they stop sending skeletons after us. After that, though, we will be transforming to scale the broken tower. Because of my ring, I can transform back and forth at will, so I will be able to take on my normal form again, but I will not be able to just carry the potion with me. I'll need both hands to fight. My necklace would be easy enough, since is it small, I can grab it before I scale the tower, then wear it around my neck afterward. Unless there is a way to make the potion smaller, perhaps make it more concentrated and put it in a vial, I don't know if I will be able to use it. I would say I could just carry my satchel up with me to bring it along, and I will try that if there is no way to condense the potion, but I don't know what kind of a rush I will be in when it comes time to scale the wall. I may not have time to fumble around with my equipment."
Lorag continued observing the fight. "Pleased" wouldn't exactly be the word for his expression, but it did show that he saw progress in Fendros' form. "Make sure to watch the recoil on that swing. Don't tense up and try to absorb it yourself; just go with the flow. Instead of trying to resist it, use that backwards momentum to help bring you back into a fighting stance." He advised.
Lorag continued observing the fight. "Pleased" wouldn't exactly be the word for his expression, but it did show that he saw progress in Fendros' form. "Make sure to watch the recoil on that swing. Don't tense up and try to absorb it yourself; just go with the flow. Instead of trying to resist it, use that backwards momentum to help bring you back into a fighting stance." He advised.
"Indeed, I doubt they suspect their missing sentinel could be used for such a purpose." Meesei said with a grin. I have enough soul gems to make one for all of us; I'll be giving you a necklace like mine, Ahnasha. If everything goes to plan, you will not need it, but you can never be too careful. Everyone else will get weapons. Do you think you will need one, Ariel? I can enchant the effect into any weapon or piece of jewelry, though it is unlikely that both of you will need one. Regardless, I can provide one for you. If not...I could use the gem later to make you an amulet or ring of disease resistance, should you ever decide you want to go to Black Marsh. It will not make you immune, but it would help." She asked. Even giving everyone in her group, who were going to be fighting the skeletons directly, was probably unnecessary, but she saw no reason to take chances.
Lorag was practically hovering over the fight, critiquing every movement they made, though mostly he focused on Fendros. He already knew in what ways Janius tended to mess up. The combat experience and training Fendros had been receiving made him better than if the average person were to pick up a mace, but he still had obvious flaws in his form. "Remember, maces don't behave like swords, their weight distribution is all different.They take just as much skill as swords, just different kinds of skills. For one, they are overall heavier. You can't change the way they are moving near as easy as you can a blade. Once you start a swing, you're pretty much committed to it. Think about that before going for any attack. Your stance and swing is also wrong. Hold it so the head of the mace is at shoulder height, and when you swing, lead with your elbow, then snap your forearm forward mid-swing to give that extra momentum. Like this." He instructed, having no problem interrupting the fight to snatch the mace from Fendros' hand. He held the mace in proper form, then demonstrated the swing a few times so he could see it before giving the weapon back. "Of course, there are a lot more advance tactics than that, and that won't be the only way you'll ever swing, but you got to get the basics down before moving on to that."
Lorag was practically hovering over the fight, critiquing every movement they made, though mostly he focused on Fendros. He already knew in what ways Janius tended to mess up. The combat experience and training Fendros had been receiving made him better than if the average person were to pick up a mace, but he still had obvious flaws in his form. "Remember, maces don't behave like swords, their weight distribution is all different.They take just as much skill as swords, just different kinds of skills. For one, they are overall heavier. You can't change the way they are moving near as easy as you can a blade. Once you start a swing, you're pretty much committed to it. Think about that before going for any attack. Your stance and swing is also wrong. Hold it so the head of the mace is at shoulder height, and when you swing, lead with your elbow, then snap your forearm forward mid-swing to give that extra momentum. Like this." He instructed, having no problem interrupting the fight to snatch the mace from Fendros' hand. He held the mace in proper form, then demonstrated the swing a few times so he could see it before giving the weapon back. "Of course, there are a lot more advance tactics than that, and that won't be the only way you'll ever swing, but you got to get the basics down before moving on to that."
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