That's fine.
And I don't have too much in mind for the archery competition.
And I don't have too much in mind for the archery competition.
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Meesei was glad to hug Sabine, even if the scent did give her an unwelcome reminder of her previous activity. "Gallus' pack is having a meeting, and most of the others are spread around, finding different ways to occupy their time. Ahnasha and Fendros are having an archery competition, and I believe Lorag is watching."
"Speaking of competitions..." Kaleeth began excitedly as soon as there was a moment's break in Meesei's words. "We had a competition in mind that you might have some fun with. You see, we started talking before, and someone mentioned how much you had been improving. It might be interesting to see how your destruction skills compare to Janius here, with all the training you've had."
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The reactions that each of Gallus' pack members had to his speech were varied. Irenya was intensely serious, and remained as stoic as ever throughout. Peiter was similarly serious at first, but once Gallus reminded him of Sabine, the thoughts he had been trying to suppress for the past few weeks came back to the forefront of his mind. Where he was seated, he was hunched over, looking almost directly down at the ground. He hesitated for a few seconds, then finally responded shakily. "Gallus...alpha...I just can't get that worry out of my head. It's going to drive me insane tomorrow, I just know it. Not being able to tell what is going on with her, or if she is safe...I just don't see how being separated will help matters. Are you sure that we'll both be safer apart?"
"Speaking of competitions..." Kaleeth began excitedly as soon as there was a moment's break in Meesei's words. "We had a competition in mind that you might have some fun with. You see, we started talking before, and someone mentioned how much you had been improving. It might be interesting to see how your destruction skills compare to Janius here, with all the training you've had."
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The reactions that each of Gallus' pack members had to his speech were varied. Irenya was intensely serious, and remained as stoic as ever throughout. Peiter was similarly serious at first, but once Gallus reminded him of Sabine, the thoughts he had been trying to suppress for the past few weeks came back to the forefront of his mind. Where he was seated, he was hunched over, looking almost directly down at the ground. He hesitated for a few seconds, then finally responded shakily. "Gallus...alpha...I just can't get that worry out of my head. It's going to drive me insane tomorrow, I just know it. Not being able to tell what is going on with her, or if she is safe...I just don't see how being separated will help matters. Are you sure that we'll both be safer apart?"
Turning her attention to Fendros and Ahnasha, Meesei shook her head regretfully. "Unfortunately, I cannot authorize any hunts right now. We are too close to the enemy stronghold for any of us to range too far from the camp. And I doubt there are any animals in the area that would not run from such a dense concentration of people."
Ahnasha let out a slightly frustrated sigh. "Fine, I understand." She responded. Briefly, she paused as she tried to think of another solution. "Perhaps...I can just summon something without any ranged abilities, like a clannfear. That would give me plenty of time to banish it."
Fortunately for Gallus, Meesei and most of the others were too distracted by their own concerns to pay too close of attention to him. Meesei gave him a nod, and his pack members got up to follow him. About a minute later, Meesei spotted Peiter walking past nearby to join them as well, which of course meant that he and Sabine were finished with anything they were doing.
As Meesei started to stand up, so did Kaleeth. With a smile on her face, she extended a hand down to Janius. "Well, it looks like it's time to go find Sabine, isn't it? I'm looking forward to seeing how my love fares against Meesei's apprentice."
Ahnasha let out a slightly frustrated sigh. "Fine, I understand." She responded. Briefly, she paused as she tried to think of another solution. "Perhaps...I can just summon something without any ranged abilities, like a clannfear. That would give me plenty of time to banish it."
Fortunately for Gallus, Meesei and most of the others were too distracted by their own concerns to pay too close of attention to him. Meesei gave him a nod, and his pack members got up to follow him. About a minute later, Meesei spotted Peiter walking past nearby to join them as well, which of course meant that he and Sabine were finished with anything they were doing.
As Meesei started to stand up, so did Kaleeth. With a smile on her face, she extended a hand down to Janius. "Well, it looks like it's time to go find Sabine, isn't it? I'm looking forward to seeing how my love fares against Meesei's apprentice."
Ahnasha shrugged her shoulders. "They could, but scamps tend to shoot back if you start to shoot them. Even the best conjurers cannot maintain control of a summoned Daedra after attacking it intentionally. Every summoning is like making a deal, and attacking the creature breaks that deal. Reanimated thralls, however, are much more directly controlled by the one that raises them. It would be safer to shoot at a reanimated rabbit or something. Of course, that does only work once with normal reanimation. And we would need something dead. I suppose I could banish a summoned creature right after we shoot them, I would just need to be quick."
Meesei looked away awkwardly. "No, no, it is just that we do not have a great deal of time to ourselves before we need to rest for the attack, so anything we would like to do, we should do sooner rather than later. And...well, I would not want to accidentally interrupt Sabine before she is...available. My apologies, it is just not a comfortable topic for me to think about. I prefer to avoid it whenever I can." She explained.
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"Provided there is time." Ri'vashi answered. "Ri'vashi does have some duties to tend to before she needs to get to sleep. If nothing else, we will meet up before it is time to march on the stronghold. See you soon."
Ri'vashi started to get dressed as Gallus was stepping out of the tent, though she did not appear to be particularly rushed. She was showing far less awkwardness now than she had been a few hours before, though as of the moment, the reason for that was unclear.
Meesei looked away awkwardly. "No, no, it is just that we do not have a great deal of time to ourselves before we need to rest for the attack, so anything we would like to do, we should do sooner rather than later. And...well, I would not want to accidentally interrupt Sabine before she is...available. My apologies, it is just not a comfortable topic for me to think about. I prefer to avoid it whenever I can." She explained.
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"Provided there is time." Ri'vashi answered. "Ri'vashi does have some duties to tend to before she needs to get to sleep. If nothing else, we will meet up before it is time to march on the stronghold. See you soon."
Ri'vashi started to get dressed as Gallus was stepping out of the tent, though she did not appear to be particularly rushed. She was showing far less awkwardness now than she had been a few hours before, though as of the moment, the reason for that was unclear.
Ahnasha held her bow in one hand and an arrow in the other as she watched Fendros' performance. She was already prepared to continue, but was already wanting to make their competition more interesting. "Oh, you know I'm not just going to leave it there. But, maybe we can get a more interesting target? I wonder if there are any small animals around here? Something that will move around. We could take turns seeing how quickly we can kill it."
Meesei nodded to Janius. "Agreed. We should see about finding her soon and ask her about it. Um...how long do you believe it will take for them to be...finished, do you think?" Meesei asked, still showing obvious discomfort at the thought.
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In contrast to Gallus, Ri'vashi was not nearly as distraught about what had happened. She was not as strongly intoxicated as he had been, so her choices had at least been closer to her own. The moon sugar and alcohol had made her more bold, and more willing to take risks, but she had not done anything she would not have at least considered doing while sober. It was something that showed outwardly as well. She was simply sitting on her bedroll, watching Gallus dress with no particular hint of any negative emotion.
"Thank Hircine you woke up. Ri'vashi doesn't think it has been more than a few hours. It is still dark outside. This one stayed up for a while after you fell asleep, but she tried to rest her eyes just for a moment, then ended up waking up once you started to stir. We should still be able to sleep through the day tomorrow to be well-rested. How are you feeling now? Do you have a headache? You might want to drink some water." Ri'vashi asked.
Meesei nodded to Janius. "Agreed. We should see about finding her soon and ask her about it. Um...how long do you believe it will take for them to be...finished, do you think?" Meesei asked, still showing obvious discomfort at the thought.
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In contrast to Gallus, Ri'vashi was not nearly as distraught about what had happened. She was not as strongly intoxicated as he had been, so her choices had at least been closer to her own. The moon sugar and alcohol had made her more bold, and more willing to take risks, but she had not done anything she would not have at least considered doing while sober. It was something that showed outwardly as well. She was simply sitting on her bedroll, watching Gallus dress with no particular hint of any negative emotion.
"Thank Hircine you woke up. Ri'vashi doesn't think it has been more than a few hours. It is still dark outside. This one stayed up for a while after you fell asleep, but she tried to rest her eyes just for a moment, then ended up waking up once you started to stir. We should still be able to sleep through the day tomorrow to be well-rested. How are you feeling now? Do you have a headache? You might want to drink some water." Ri'vashi asked.
Ahnasha already had her arrow nocked by the time Fendros had spoken a word. The energy emanating from a bound weapon could be somewhat disruptive visually, but Ahnasha was more than accustomed to it, and the glow of the arrows made them easier to track. The range they had placed their targets was a rather long one, so even Ahnasha did not expect to be perfectly accurate. Still, she aimed to impress.
The first arrow Ahnasha released missed its mark only barely, but it allowed her to more accurately range her following shots. For the five targets, it took only six more arrows to hit them all, one after another. She had fired rapidly, just as Fendros had challenged her. Though, even with the long range, Ahnasha was quietly disappointed in her performance. Missing her first arrow felt acceptable at that range, but she knew she should not have missed any more. With all the practice she had been putting into Necromancy, she was worried she was neglecting her other skills.
Kaleeth started to shake her head. "Oh, I don't think I'd be good at that. I tried it before, back when I was but a hatchling. I got as far as being able to cast some simple spells, but those spells rarely went well. I remember finding this colorful little frog with a broken leg. It looked so pitiful, so I tried to heal it, but I, uh, accidentally turned its skin inside out. I must have cried for half an hour straight."
Meesei looked to the couple with a grin. "Well, regardless, perhaps the next time Sabine is...available, we can hold this competition. It has been quite a while since she has been in anything of that nature, so it would help her see how far she has come."
The first arrow Ahnasha released missed its mark only barely, but it allowed her to more accurately range her following shots. For the five targets, it took only six more arrows to hit them all, one after another. She had fired rapidly, just as Fendros had challenged her. Though, even with the long range, Ahnasha was quietly disappointed in her performance. Missing her first arrow felt acceptable at that range, but she knew she should not have missed any more. With all the practice she had been putting into Necromancy, she was worried she was neglecting her other skills.
Kaleeth started to shake her head. "Oh, I don't think I'd be good at that. I tried it before, back when I was but a hatchling. I got as far as being able to cast some simple spells, but those spells rarely went well. I remember finding this colorful little frog with a broken leg. It looked so pitiful, so I tried to heal it, but I, uh, accidentally turned its skin inside out. I must have cried for half an hour straight."
Meesei looked to the couple with a grin. "Well, regardless, perhaps the next time Sabine is...available, we can hold this competition. It has been quite a while since she has been in anything of that nature, so it would help her see how far she has come."
I'll just be nonspecific.
I feel I should also mention that two hundred paces would be an exceptionally far range for archery practice. It is about 150 meters, near double an olympic archery range. It's not a world record, but pretty far.
Yeah, probably.
"I could do that with my eyes closed." Ahnasha retorted as she walked closer to the edge of camp. They would still be within line of sight of the others around the firepit, and would be shooting away from camp. She had made shots like this on stationary targets many times before. It was not easy per ce, but she knew she could do it. What she did not know is if Fendros could make the same shots with the same level of confidence as quickly as she could. If so, she would have to come up with a greater challenge
Meesei did not react to Janius' confidence other than with a slight grin. She of course wanted all of her pack to improve their skills as much as possible, and promoting competition between them was one way to motivate them. To her memory, none of the others in her pack had ever suggested that they could outmatch her in a contest of magic, so such competitiveness with magic had never been possible in her pack, given that Ahnasha and Janius practiced entirely different schools. But, now that Sabine was learning, there could indeed be a more fair competition. Sabine certainly had a greater range of magical instruction compared to Janius, but it remained to be seen how they compared in the school of destruction. "She has taken an interest in frost. It is not my specialty, but until she reaches the level of a master, I will have more I can teach her about it. Still, I hope to encourage her to want to study it on her own. What about you? Have you been placing more focus on your magical, or martial skills?"
Meesei did not react to Janius' confidence other than with a slight grin. She of course wanted all of her pack to improve their skills as much as possible, and promoting competition between them was one way to motivate them. To her memory, none of the others in her pack had ever suggested that they could outmatch her in a contest of magic, so such competitiveness with magic had never been possible in her pack, given that Ahnasha and Janius practiced entirely different schools. But, now that Sabine was learning, there could indeed be a more fair competition. Sabine certainly had a greater range of magical instruction compared to Janius, but it remained to be seen how they compared in the school of destruction. "She has taken an interest in frost. It is not my specialty, but until she reaches the level of a master, I will have more I can teach her about it. Still, I hope to encourage her to want to study it on her own. What about you? Have you been placing more focus on your magical, or martial skills?"
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