Noctisardor Bypass The Fox & The Hound

On the short walk along the river, one of Druid’s teeth punctured the cattail by accident. She kicked herself inwardly but didn’t think much of it until it felt like her mouth was suddenly full of dusty fluff (or was it fluffy dust?). She began to cough.

The queer flower tumbled from her mouth right around the time Nyra directed her to call for Mahler. Fear jolted through her, stricken eyes shooting to the woman’s face and ears sweeping backward, certain that the cattail had poisoned her and she needed to summon the Graf to render aid.

Still the child remained oblivious to the real threat, at least until Nyra bellowed at her to run. Druid obeyed without thinking, her tail tucking between her legs as she scrambled toward the safety of Rivenwood. She didn’t even know why until she heard the noises as a fight broke out behind her.

Druid shot an apprehensive glance over her shoulder and felt the blood drain out of her face when she saw Nyra doing battle with some sort of monster. Eyes flying wide, jaw dropping, Druid inhaled sharply and promptly started gagging again.