^This griffon!^ Aella growled inside, rolling to the facet to dodge the claw strike. ^It is not even a griffin to journey.^ She pointed her bow at him, ^I have to blind it.^

BAM! BAM! BAM! Aella fired three arrows aiming straight on the griffon’s face, solely to have him dodge it by rapidly shifting his head. Screech! The beast growled, leaping back and forth, on the brink of assault.

^I can not get sufficient distance. This monster retains chasing me.^ Aella stood in her place, “Then it is all or nothing,” THUD! She charged towards him.

The griffon received bowled over, shifting his head in confusion for a second earlier than swinging his claw at her.

CRUNCH! Aella rolled beneath the griffon’s huge physique as his claw plowed the bottom, pointing her bow at his dangling testicles. BAM! BAM! BAM!

SCREECH! The griffon growled in ache, leaping away and virtually rolling on his again.

BAM! BAM! BAM! Three arrows flashed towards his face, and he dodged them on the final second.

KYI?! The beast regarded round, unable to search out Aella.

CRACK! The griffon instantly noticed her sneaking between the tree. Although he did not have night time imaginative and prescient, his eyes have been nonetheless sharp like eagles. He did not waste a second and rushed at her, enraged greater than earlier than.

“Shit!” Aella rolled away because the griffon bit an entire tree in half, “That received him angrier,” With fast steps, she slid into the tall grass and crawled away from the bushes because the griffon regained his stability.

^Good, he is on the opposite facet. I have to discover a place to cover.^ She regarded round for a gap.

SCREECH! Aella heard the griffon behind her again. She turned to goal her bow, solely to see his wide-open beak dashing at her head.

THUD! Stomping the bottom, Hank grabbed the griffon by the tail, pulling him away from her with a battle cry.

“Lengthy ears, go away this one to me!” He shouted, lifting his axe and chopping part of the griffon’s tail.

The griffon cried, turning again to stare at Hank. “Had been the 2 ladies your mates? No, I suppose one was your daughter, her flesh was softer than I anticipated.” Hank lifted his axe, displaying it to the griffon, “Are you able to odor it? Their blood caught between the axe head and the shaft.”

The griffon’s eyes turned crimson from the blood pouring into them. SCREECH! He roared, charging at Hank with an open beak.

Hank dodged to the facet, swinging his axe on the griffon’s neck.

CLANG! The griffon swung his wing up and guarded his neck, pushing Hank away concurrently.

“Who’re you?” Aella shouted, pointing her bow on the griffon and releasing three arrows. BAM! BAM! BAM!

“Title is Hank. I got here right here since I knew the male would return by night time. What the hell are you doing right here alone.” Hank stood between her and the griffon, taking his shirt and revealing his massive scar-filled, bushy again. “Cannot have him hunt in our land,”

“I got here right here to save lots of a good friend of mine. Black hair and crimson eyes, did you see him?” Aella requested, firing one other three arrows above Hank’s shoulder. The griffon began dashing at them.

“Speaking about Arad? I despatched him to the village once I was heading right here.” He stated, operating towards the griffon and ducking beneath the claw assault.

Hank then hugged the beast’s entrance proper arm and threw him to the bottom. CRACK! Because the griffon stared, confused, Hank stepped on his chest and swung his axe down.

SCREETCH! The griffon did not wait, clawing at Hank along with his hind legs and sending him rolling with huge scratches on his shoulder.

Hank checked out his shoulder and smiled, “Your claws are uninteresting, aren’t they? I’ve seen sharper ones.”

The griffon stared at him and adjusted his goal, leaping at Aella as quick as he may. SCREECH!

“LONG EARS!” Hank shouted.

Aella did not anticipate that. She wasn’t searching for any indicators of motion. Her response time had began failing her. It was too late to dodge.

CRACK! One of many bushes behind her cracked with a black haze dashing by. VAM! VAM! Fazing by house with [Void walk], Arad charged, swinging a void claw on the griffon’s head.

CLAP! Utilizing the identical idea of firefist however with the void, Arad smacked the griffon’s head to the bottom and left with a nasty scar and a cracked beak.

The griffon rolled and leaped to the sky in a single transfer, trying to run away.

BAM! Arad leaped into the sky, barely reaching 5 meters by flapping his wings. [Void walk] He teleported up, biting the griffon’s throat mid-air.

As the 2 fell, The griffon clawed at Arad along with his entrance legs, piercing his facet with the lengthy claws.

As Arad felt the claws flattening on his pelvis, he smiled inside, ^I’ve one thing much better for you.^ He unleashed a void breath immediately into the griffon’s windpipe, turning the beast’s insides out.

Aella rushed ahead to catch Arad, however she smacked into Hank’s facet, who did the identical factor, catching Arad as an alternative of her.

“HAY!” Aella growled, watching Hank.

“Woman, have you learnt a healer?” Hank stated, trying on the unconscious Arad in his arms. “The griffon pulled his pelvis down, and he is bleeding inside,” The interior bleeding should be extreme for him to fall unconscious this quick.

Aella reached into her pocket, “I’ve a therapeutic potion for now,” She gave it to Hank, who poured all the factor down Arad’s throat.

“This could purchase us a while. Let’s get the child to the village.” Hank put Arad on his shoulder and received able to climb down the mountain, “I’ll carry him,”

Aella nodded, Hank appeared extra highly effective than her, and he may transfer quicker whereas carrying Arad. The necessary factor is getting him to security.

“My celebration has a paladin. They need to be ready on the massive discipline down there.” Aella pointed.

“Let’s go,”

As the 2 rushed, Aella stared at Hank.

“Properly, about…”

“I do not care if he’s a dragon. I’ve seen stranger issues.” Hank replied, “I saved this child from the griffon’s nest this morning.”

“Can I ask you to maintain it a secret?” She checked out him with a wry smile.

“Yeah, I will not inform anybody. However on one situation,” Hank stared at Aella, “Go away this village by tomorrow,”

“We nonetheless have work right here,” Aella stared again at him, “We’ll go away when that’s over.”

“Killing the werewolf? He informed me this afternoon.” Hank replied, “Get out of the village. I’ll take care of the beast.”

“We can’t go away till we affirm him cured, no less than.” Aella glared at him, “And we’ve got a quest from the church to analyze the disappearances.”

Hank stared at her, “The griffon picked them up.”

“That is laborious to imagine,” Aella replied instantly.

“You assume it is the werewolf?” Hank glared at her, his fingers tightening at Arad.

“We can’t go away till we ensure that monster is useless,” Aella replied, “The village is at risk so long as he lives.”

Hank glared at her, “I see. Can I provide you with recommendation from somebody who lived longer?”

“I am over 2 hundred years previous,” Aella glared at him.

“Positive, I lived lower than you, however we people mature quicker.” Hank glared at her, “At all times blame your self for the errors first, after which have a look at different folks.”

“You counsel we examine the church as an alternative of the murders?”

“It is unusual they did not name the authorities and put a quest.”

After some time, the 2 exited the forest and rushed towards the sector the place Lydia awaited them.

“The griffon?”

“Lifeless. Heal Arad. He is badly injured.” Aella stated as Hank put Arad on the bottom. Lydia put her hand on Arad’s chest and began casting her magic.

“Who’s he?” Lydia glared again at Hank.

“A lumberjack named Hank. I helped them combat the griffon.” Hank replied with a smile, “Good to satisfy you.” His grin crept Lydia as if he was hiding one thing from her.

“The werewolf attacked earlier. Jack is sneaking round to analyze.” Lydia stated, Aella.

“I used to be investigating,” Jack replied as he walked towards them. “What occurred?” Aella stared at him.

“The bastard killed one of many clergymen and kidnapped one of many sisters alive.” Jack growled, “I do not wish to take into consideration what’s going to occur to her.”

“That may’t be the entire story,” Hank stated, watching Jack.

“And who’re you, Mr bear-man?” Jack stared at him.

“Thanks for the praise,” Hank smiled, puffing his shoulders, “My title is Hank. I helped them combat the griffon.”

Jack smiled after which scratched his head, “A lady from the village dropped her new child from the window upon seeing the beast. She stated the werewolf caught the child and put it on the bottom earlier than leaving.”

“I believe she is mendacity. A monster won’t ever save a toddler,” Lydia growled.

“You are proper.” Aella and Jack agreed along with her, However Hank shook his head, “Werewolves are clever. Did you attempt understanding why he’s doing that?”