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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 10:30:48 GMT -5
"then let's go." she nodded and headed off in the direction they had been going before.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 10:35:18 GMT -5
He heard another arrow move cutting through the hair. Reaching over and he pulled Cardea back as the arrow went through where her neck would have been. "They can see or hear us move."
He signaled with his hand for her to go down before moving forward.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 10:37:16 GMT -5
she nodded and then decided to change into a mouse, and ran up to him, climbing on his boot and holding on with her mousey strength.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 10:42:10 GMT -5
He raised an eyebrow in surprise and amusement. But that was a very position in case he made any sudden movements. He bent down keeping one eye in front to watch for more arrows. He extended his hand in front of her.
She would probably be safer in his hand than on his boot.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 10:42:57 GMT -5
She hopped into his hand, made a little squeak, twitched the nose, and curled up very small so he could close his hand.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 10:49:40 GMT -5
He didn't close his fist, not wanting to crush her in case he flinched and applied too much pressure for any reason.
Now that he only had himself to look out for, he projected a shield big enough to cover his upped body and legs till his knee and started moving sideways. A few arrows struck the shield and bounced off harmlessly.
After some distance he saw a trail leading downhill away from the treacherous tree line and started walking towards it. Once he was over the horizon, he bent down and kept his hand down on the ground so Cardea could get off and transform back now that it was safe.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 10:54:00 GMT -5
Cardea hopped out of his hand and stayed close by him as she changed back, her tail automatically wrapping around her leg so it didn't go out in the open.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 10:56:52 GMT -5
"Cardea, there might be some soldiers coming after us right now...watch the rear" He hated being dependent on someone else to watch his back, but the way he figured it, most of them would be coming front the front as they must have already circled around them.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 11:00:06 GMT -5
She nodded and turned to face the direction he told her, keeping an eye out for anything that could be coming that way.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 11:05:08 GMT -5
Suddenly four soldiers burst out from the surrounding bushes. It was an ambush Oden realized as they surrounded them. He took his claymore out of its sheath before they got into position. Looking back at Cardea, he nodded at her.
He was waiting for them to make the first move.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 11:06:59 GMT -5
Cardea changed from her human shape to a little bird and flew away from Oden, hiding in the tree leaves and waiting.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 11:28:58 GMT -5
He frowned as he saw her fly away. He was hoping she would help him out. All four attacked him together. He was caught off-guard as he wasn't ready to defend his back as well.
He ducked a swipe while blocking one each with his sword and the shield. The forth man saw his opportunity to strike, but Oden had rolled away from the group as the blow landed on the ground.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 11:31:41 GMT -5
Cardea waited till they were all close together and then changed back to her normal form and leapt from the tree, knives in her hands.
She landed on one of his attackers and shoved her knives into his back, bringing him down to the ground with the force of the fall.
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Post by knightc3 on Mar 21, 2008 11:43:55 GMT -5
Oden saw Cardea jump down into the group. As she took down one of them, the other turned away from him, towards her. He got his chance and rushed forward, slicing the backs of two of them.
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Post by Ze on Mar 21, 2008 11:46:19 GMT -5
Cardea made a quick movement and sliced into the fronts of the ones Oden got.
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