Arad stood there, watching Jack and Lydia, “What are you doing?”

Jack checked out him blankly for a second, “Aella went to bait the griffon. So it comes right here, and so she will be able to prevent.”

Arad lifted one hand, “Hank solely killed one. Its mate ought to come at night time, he stated.” With that realization, “Aella is about to face a pissed-off griffon. I must get to her.” Arad rotated with out pondering.

“Maintain up. Will go along with you.” Lydia grabbed him.

Arad regarded again. He cannot let Lydia see him rework. “You two keep right here, do no matter you had been doing earlier.” He then stared at Jack, “You realize what I imply, I depend on.”

Jack smiled, “Received it, Chief. Shout in case you want us to cost in.” He grabbed Lydia, “Let him go.”

“You had been towards sending Aella alone a second in the past, and now you flip round.” Lydia stared at him.

“My take by no means modified. Cheif could be alone, and we can not.” He pointed again on the lure, “We observe the plan and kill the griffon right here.”

“I am relying on you,” Arad rushed again into the forest, operating as quick as he may.

“Are you positive?” Lydia stared at Jack. “Even when he may escape, he should be exhausted.”

“I can not deny that I am frightened, however it’s Arad we’re speaking about, and I’ve a intestine feeling that he’ll survive.” Jack smiled, strolling again towards the horse and patting it. “You would possibly reside to see tomorrow,”

THUD! THUD! Arad ran throughout the timber, pushing pushes left and proper.

VAM! His physique began blinking as he used [Void walk] to teleport ahead, gritting his enamel as his legs reached their restrict. ^I can not run sooner,^

After only a few seconds, it clicked in his thoughts, ^I am not operating the correct means^

His physique vibrated, morphing into his draconic kind. ^This feels higher! That is my nature!^ With every step, his physique waved like a feline throughout the woods.

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud! One paw ahead and one to the again, his claws dug deep into the bottom, giving him help because the muscle groups of his wins pulled on his entrance legs.

Arad’s wings clung near his again as he nonetheless could not fly, however his tail prolonged, shaking from left to proper as he waved between the timber.

^It is not sufficient. Sooner, sooner!^ It did not take Arad lengthy to succeed in his pace restrict. He could not make sense of the ache slowly constructing in his chest. His enamel begin aching, and his shoulders tingle.

“There’s a route paved throughout the forest, which led up the mountain. However that factor takes a very long time.” Arad growled, “Gotta climb the cliff. These claws of mine ought to maintain.”

Arad took the unimaginable route, a straight cliff with little or no to hold on. Only a clean board along with the mountain the place he’s a simple goal for aerial predators.

CLACK! CLACK! CLACK! Arad’s claws sunk into the stone like hooks on wooden, giving him a gentle grip to drag his physique up.

^It is not as straightforward as operating, however I can do it!^ Arad growled, utilizing [Shadow walk] to leap from one large stone to a different, aiming immediately at the place Hank stated the griffon nest was.

***

Again on the lure, Lydia and Jack stared on the sky, awaiting the beast’s look.

“Do you suppose it was the griffon choosing up individuals round right here?” Jack requested, hiding beside Lydia.

“You are speaking about my quest?” she stared at him. “In all probability not. Griffons often do not assault people for meals except they’ve a horse.”

“Ah, shit. I actually do not wish to struggle a werewolf round right here,” Jack sighed.

“You are chief needs to get him for a remedy, proper?” Lydia replied, taking a look at Jack with a smile.

“That does not make him any simpler to struggle. An excessive amount of sense to sneak round.” As a rogue, Jack hated something that would spot him whereas sneaking. Particularly quick and agile creatures like werewolves, the place he will not have a lot time to react.

“Take a look at you shaking. Cannot you simply set a lure?” Lydia stared at him with a teasing smile.

“They’ll spot it more often than not. My sister hunted one earlier than, and she or he virtually died.” Jack stated, “She stated the werewolf would fake he was oblivious till she obtained shut for a sneak assault to counter her,”

“However they received, and she or he survived.” Lydia stared at him.

“No, they failed. And sister misplaced a bit from her left chest and left a nasty scar on her again.” Jack sighed, “From her phrases, that factor was a nightmare to cope with.”

“Then did not you chief wrestle two of them?” Lydia added after getting greatly surprised by Jack’s story.

“These are rabiesed werewolves.” Jack checked out her, “They’re rotten within the jar up right here,” He knocked on his head.

“A sane one who can suppose and use ways is much extra harmful?” Lydia stared at him, “Just like the distinction between a swordmaster and an fool who simply swing like an ape.”

“Precisely.” Jack replied, smiling, “I hope we will make a cope with him first.”

CRACK! As they sat, they heard the faint sound of one thing shattering within the distance, and Jack regarded on the floor. “If I hear one fucking howl.”

AWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

“Rattling it,” Jack growled, turning round towards the village.

The beast stood on the high of the church’s bell tower, evident down on the village because the moon lit the sky.

CLING! Lydia pulled her blade, however Jack grabbed her hand, “Sheath it. If we two died now, Arad and Aella would have even much less probability towards this factor.” He glared at her.

“We won’t let him hurt harmless individuals,” Lydia glared again at Jack.

“One demise at the moment, and we will finish him tomorrow,” He glared into her eyes, “Assault him, and we can have three deaths at the moment and much more tomorrow.”

Lydia floor her enamel, “He is proper there.” She growled.

“Sadly, we do not have sufficient energy to face him,” He turned towards town, “You keep right here on the lure. I’ll sneak round and see what he is as much as.”

Lydia grabbed him by the shoulder, “You simply warned me, fool.”

“We won’t depart the lure, and having you with that heavy armor will entice extra consideration.” Jack checked out her, “And it’ll give individuals hope that we got here to avoid wasting them. We won’t have that after which allow them to die.” He rushed towards town as Lydia watched. “Rattling it. I ought to have introduced extra individuals.”

***

CRACK! Aella managed to succeed in the mountaintop, staring immediately towards the griffon’s nest that rested on a large stone surrounded by timber.

^I am right here, and it is there,^ Aella sighed, seeing the griffon’s feathers on the nest. ^Is it sleeping? No, I odor blood.^ She began to get frightened.

With out ready a second, she opened her pouch, reaching for the blood bottle. [Gust]

From Aella’s palm, a gust of magical wind blew, pushing the blood scent towards the nest. ^This could pull its consideration.^ Aella tucked the bottle again in her pouch and regarded on the nest, ready for the beast to maneuver. However even after a minute, it did not budge.

^Ought to I get nearer?^ Aella regarded round, sneaking behind the timber. Touching the lengthy grass may make a noise that alerts the griffon. She must be cautious with every step.

As Aella circulated across the nest, she observed the griffon lacking a leg. It was then that she obtained alerted, boldly approaching it.

^It is useless, gouged,^ Aella gasped, seeing the beast’s guts spilled on the shattered eggs. ^It is laborious to inform, however these wounds belong to an axe.^

Aella inspected the nest, unable to search out Arad even within the beast’s torn abdomen. “These wounds belong to a wierd axe, A wooden chopping one from the form of the bones.”

As Aella regarded on the griffon’s corpse, she heard the grass crackle behind her.

Thud! Aella instantly rotated, pointing her bow with three arrows loaded.

A griffon double the scale of the corpse within the nest prowled behind her like a lion stalking his prey, holding his eyes fastened on her with its wings tucked down.

GRGRGRGRGRGRGRG! The beast growled, a deep crackle escaping its golden beak. Aella pulled her bowstring, taking a deep breath. ^A male? Was this his mate?^ She took a step again, and the griffon took one far huge than her.

^I must get a ways. I’d die earlier than I knew it at this vary.^ Aella gulped.

THUD! The griffon’s entrance talon pushed into the bottom as he was about to lung ahead with all his would possibly.

BAM! BAM! BAM! Aella launched the three arrows, aiming on the eyes.

The griffon did not leap and pulled his proper wing over his face to guard it. CLAN! CLANG! CLANG! The arrows bounced proper again.

Because the griffon regarded forward, Aella already leaped again a number of meters whereas aiming at him.

GRGRGRGRGRG! The beast growled, evident on the nest after which at Aella. THWACK! Straight away, snapping his muscle groups in a single leap, the griffon charged at Aella, closing the gap and swinging his proper claw at her. SCREECH!

With a screech of absolute rage and disgust, the griffon was out for blood.