Flutterby
standard-issue human
Catalina stood, bow ready, behind a large tree and watched the side of the clearing the sentinel had indicated with one eye. The uldean came crashing into the clearing faster than she thought possible. They were within 10 feet of her in seconds. She raised her arms and pulled back slowly to her cheek, aiming carefully for the uldean's eye. She waited, and waited, and just when she was considering the idea that Idren had bailed, his ice lance flew and all hell broke loose in the clearing.
She was told to stay concealed for as long as possible, because she was hardly any good, and she tried to follow that instruction. She would have, if not for the fact that Idren froze. The other uldean flew through the air straight toward him, ready to make a single blow to end the human. And Idren just stood there, staring up at it, his sword useless in his hands.
Catalina stepped out from behind the tree, and shouted, "IDREN!" Her bow was still raised, but before she could let the arrow fly, the sentinel met the uldean in the air and saved the moron.
She allowed herself a breath of relief, but it was cut short when there was a low, undulating noise to her left. The first uldean stirred from the ground, and started toward her. She had woken it with her stupid, girlish screaming. She did the reasonable thing- she ran.
Catalina took off at a dead sprint into the woods, weaving in and out of the trees like a gazelle. The uldean probably would have caught her, if not for its injuries and the thick undergrowth of the woods. She couldn't run forever though. Her eyes caught a low hanging branch, and she took one flying leap to grab onto it. With the uldean closing, she pulled herself up, and then up another branch and another, until she was out of reach of a claw swipe. As the uldean broke into sight, she knocked an arrow, lit the head with bright blue flame, and aimed.
It followed her tiny footprints in the snow until they stopped, and then it stared at the blank snow for a moment. Slowly, it looked upward, just like Idren had only a few days before. As soon as she made eye contact with it, she loosened her fingers, and felt the fletching of the arrow brush her cheek as it left the bow, still ablaze with blue. It burried itself in the eye of the uldean, which let out a horrifying scream, one that actually sounded almost human.
She was told to stay concealed for as long as possible, because she was hardly any good, and she tried to follow that instruction. She would have, if not for the fact that Idren froze. The other uldean flew through the air straight toward him, ready to make a single blow to end the human. And Idren just stood there, staring up at it, his sword useless in his hands.
Catalina stepped out from behind the tree, and shouted, "IDREN!" Her bow was still raised, but before she could let the arrow fly, the sentinel met the uldean in the air and saved the moron.
She allowed herself a breath of relief, but it was cut short when there was a low, undulating noise to her left. The first uldean stirred from the ground, and started toward her. She had woken it with her stupid, girlish screaming. She did the reasonable thing- she ran.
Catalina took off at a dead sprint into the woods, weaving in and out of the trees like a gazelle. The uldean probably would have caught her, if not for its injuries and the thick undergrowth of the woods. She couldn't run forever though. Her eyes caught a low hanging branch, and she took one flying leap to grab onto it. With the uldean closing, she pulled herself up, and then up another branch and another, until she was out of reach of a claw swipe. As the uldean broke into sight, she knocked an arrow, lit the head with bright blue flame, and aimed.
It followed her tiny footprints in the snow until they stopped, and then it stared at the blank snow for a moment. Slowly, it looked upward, just like Idren had only a few days before. As soon as she made eye contact with it, she loosened her fingers, and felt the fletching of the arrow brush her cheek as it left the bow, still ablaze with blue. It burried itself in the eye of the uldean, which let out a horrifying scream, one that actually sounded almost human.