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He listened to him and nodded." Have you tried to ask Andrea about it? Your past I mean since she was a part of it once." He wasn't sure what else he could suggest. "You could always try to find that trek that's typically following us?"

he looked to Jack and shrugged. "He's having a moment. About his past. I don't know how to help him." He thought on their friend a moment and simply would let him be. Not much else would be said on the matter for the rest of the ride.

Andrea stayed by the back of the group watching as they went. She soon eventually saw the field before the town. She almost felt relief though paused feeling a familiar vibration, and sound. She felt her heart stop more seeing a small girl running through the fields before them in a dark armor. "Aya.." She kicked the spurs and took off on the horse trying to reach the girl.

She rode hard as the roar of something large called out. She drew her sword jumping off the horse as she neared the girl. "Aya, I'm here. Its me, the silver one." She held the girl briefly before putting her on her horse. "Aya, those people will keep you safe. Stay by them." She watched the girl nod head off before she turned to the woods. A fire irrupting as a familiar beast appeared. She bit her lip knowing none had ever survived a battle with them.

"She's not saved yet, and neither are we." Her tone serious as she prepared herself. "If we survive, I may tell you about her." She said once more. The area seemed to grow quiet suddenly, a feeling she knew all too well and backed up a bit pulling him back with her. She knew well what was about to happen. After she made three steps the woods before them ignited in a raging fire. "It's a Grignack, try and avoid getting burned." She watched on as a creature soon emerged from the fire and knew something had to be done, but also knew the rumors. She hoped Locke understood what he'd just sentenced himself to by joining her. She made a quick dash dodging one claw as it came at her and dug into the scales of it's leg. "It's armored Locke so be extra careful!" She called to him dodging a few more strikes.

He raced with the horses as Andrea sent the girl on her horse to them. "Hey, it will be all right. Jack, Sam, can you look after the girl? They're going to need help. I've seen that thing in action, this won't be pretty." He then raced after them calling his shades not caring if anyone saw. This thing wouldn't go easy from what he had seen before. He could hear the roar of the creature and knew they weren't doing much if any real damage.

The girl watched as the Silver One caught her. She couldn't believe her eyes, she had heard the reports that the general was killed by a grignack, yet here she stood. "Silver One, you're alive." She didn't have time and would simply nod and do as instructed. By the remote safety of others on horses she turned to watch the battle. "None have ever survived a Grignack attack. If it does turn we must go." Her tone, demeanor and posture would seem to make her older then her actual appearance would make her seem.

The girl looked to them trying to move away. "Do not touch me without permission." She watched on the fight hoping that the Silver one's record in battle would keep strong now. She had no idea how she had gotten to this place, but the brightness began to bother her eyes. "She will win. She always finds a way. Father always said she was too stubborn to fail or be pushed down by anyone." She paused looking back to the two holding themselves. "And I'm not helpless. Father and Silver one trained me."

Drake moved about the area casting his shades. "I need an entry point. Something to get into it's blood, my shades are nearly useless against this thing." He called out dodging and trying to strike it though felt useless.

She cursed hearing Drake and Locke. "No one has ever lived to defeat one. I'm Winging it!" She called out as the tail caught her slamming her to a tree. She coughed holding her ribs a moment before rolling to dodge another swipe. "That's it, you're going down." She got to her feet holding her blade carefully, as she took a few steps she would appear on the creature's back. She called out as she rammed her sword to it's neck. She smiled though held on as tightly as she could as the creature tried to throw her off. She felt some of the blood and was forced to let go as it burned her hand. As she hit the ground she rolled away and grabbed her daggers. "Keep trying, piercing it's neck doesn't work so well!"

She pulled away from the man and drew her own blade. "Do not touch me, only the Silver One has that permission. And yes I know her. I've known her since I was two cycles. She is a general in the Arkaumn Army and my personal guard when called upon." She looked to the two sternly as if the thought of her knowing the Silver one just occurred to them, though she was sure it had been obvious a while ago.

Drake tried his best to get the shades to occupy the creature, though each shade that fell weakened him. "Can't keep doing this guys, Locke, I hope this plan works."

Andrea watched as Locke started moving and the Grignack opening it's mouth. She called out moving to reach him but only saw flames and acted quicker calling her magic. The fire seemed to stop just before him, at the same time fire would seem to erupt from an area above the battle. In her quickness to try and save Locke, she didn't see the Grignack's movements and found herself beneath one of it's feet. She called out feeling the pressure from it's weight and knew the injury she already had wouldn't be making it easier. She cursed hearing her armor beginning to crack but couldn't move her gift with such little room to work with.

Drake watched on calling his shadows to divert the creature's attention. "That's it ugly, watch lil old me." He dodged a bit more calling out as another shade was destroyed. He only had so many he could use before the damage would be bad.

Andrea struggled still till she felt the creature recoil and rolled away quickly. She nodded towards Locke but would grab his arm quick as the creature began ignoring Drake's attempts. She moved to shield him with her body as the creature sent more flames at them. She called quickly feeling the heat of the fire as it stopped just before them, and was re-directed to strike it from above. She heard a loud explosion and was thrown forward with Locke. She got her bearings quickly and realized the wounds they had managed lit it's blood on fire. She sighed heavily as it spazzed before finally dieing, and looked back towards the girl with Jack and Sam. "No one has ever survived a battle with a grignack."

Drake watched fearful his shade hadn't made it in time as the fire went at the two. He smiled seeing the flames directed elsewhere and was thankful for the girl's new gift. He rushed away calling out though seeing the wounds ignite only to be tossed by the explosion. When it was over he couldn't help but begin laughing.

Aya watched the battle fearful for the silver one. she knew better then to try and help, but when it was destroyed she smiled and took off on the horse towards her in sheer disbelief. Perhaps the silver one couldn't be killed?

"I don't know, but I do intend to find out." Her tone rough though not at him. She had noticed the girl wasn't any older either and wondered what was happening. She looked to Aya making sure not to look as hurt as she was feeling. Something else she had gotten good at while in Aya's world. She looked to the girl seeing her bruised and scrapped a bit but nothing that wouldn't heal in a few days. "Are you all right?"

Aya slowed the horse as she reached the Silver one and nodded to her questions. "Father would be pleased, you and your friends will be legends back home." She squinted her eyes a bit not used to the brightness of the skies here. "They said you were dead Silver one, why didn't you come home?"

She looked to the girl somewhat appologetically. "I am sorry, but this is my true home. Come though we'll talk more in private. First, Aya, these are my friends, Locke, Drake, Jack and Sam. Everyone, this is Princess Aya of Regelis." She then moved to take the reigns and began walking towards the town leading the horse.