Odd Encounters

[InsaneTruth]

"I am not used to being so without," Zek said "but I need magical this and thats... I have way to much magic not to bind it every now and again,"


Shania sniffed the ground a bit and perked up.

 

[Ricia]

Rhea smiled, "You will learn. Traveling is not easy, but light it better, trust me." Though when Shania's ears perked up, Rhea gently touched her sides. "Shania?"


Roen looked up as well, not sure what Shania was seeing ,but he did not want to be taken by surprise.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Shania growled the sound making her body vibratefrom the force her fur rose and she barred her fangs.


"Not a good sign," Zek said and quickly cast a detection spell "We...walked into a bandit trap," he stated quietly "don't let on to who we are or how strong we are," he whispered.

 

[Ricia]

Rhea slid off Shania before Roen walked up to take the lead, "I hope its not the Red Dragons. They are looking for Rhea and I..." Roen said to Zek as he passed him. "We've dealt with bandits before." Rhea said quietly, though she showed no sighed of getting ready, Rhea was the only one not in a disguise, though with no giant red dragon hovering over her, she was almost sure no one would recognize her.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I am better with assasins then bandits," Zek said softly "and I probably shouldn't use more magic then a boy my age should have,"


Skysong hugged Rhea tightly though Soki was sound asleep.


"They will probably get us right before we hit that clearing in the distance," he told them examining the area with unseen magic "there is a logo of some kind on the armor but I can't make it out the are too well hidden."

 

[Ricia]

"Don't worry I am sure we are going to be fine." Rhea said quietly. "We don't even have anything in sight to give... Plus We have Shania. Shes scary when she needs to be." She said, not really worried at all. Rhea gently hosted Soki off Shania's back.


Roen took the front, and stood ready, though he had no weapons, he was sure he could break the spell if he had too.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Zek sighed and twisted his fingers. "I am still nervous," he admitted.


Shania shook her head though her ears were still up and ready. The first of the ambush went straight for Roen yelling swords out they weren't aiming to steal they wanted to kill.


Shania barred her fangs staying back to protect the young ones.

 

[Ricia]

Roen was taken by surprise when a man jumped out with a sword drawn, he lashed a fist out at the man and caught him in the face while trying to avoid his sword.


Rhea felt when his fist collided with the man's face and was very sure that Roen broke several bones.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Roen quickly found he still had his dragon strength as the man's skull shattered at the contact. Aria however was frozen she felt small and scared.


Zek threw a chain lightning spell at the group though Shania stayed at the back with the kids and Rhea a protector.

 

[Ricia]

Roen smiled when he felt the skull crumble and let out a deep dragon laugh before aiming to catch another bandit in the arm.


Rhea was not sure, but if she was a bandit and watched them get wiped out like just now, she would probably not stick around long enough get end up like her brothers.

 

[InsaneTruth]

A few bandits did back away "what power! he must be the one the dragon rider! where is your dragon!?" one yelled.


"So they are after you," Zek sighed and pulled a blue silk pouch from his robes "Roen do we want information from any of them?"

 

[Ricia]

"Where is my... " Roen said confused for a moment. Roen laughed a bit, they were rather pathetic. "What information do I need from them?" He asked, though he did lunch forward and grab on of the men and tossed him towards Shania for her to hold down. If Zek and Rhea wanted them that was fine. "So you guys are from the Red Dragons? How long have you been following us?" He asked.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Shania easily pinned the man and bared her teeth. "You need to know the enemy dear


Roen," Zek said and tossed the ball "care to pass some fire?" he asked. The remaining bandits charging

 

[Ricia]

Roen caught the bag and looked at it before pursing his lips and blowing out fire like he did when he was a dragon.


Quickly Rhea bent down to the man and actually casted a binding spell, one she learned while researching them at the library.

 

[InsaneTruth]

vines of wires came out and spread going through alot of the bandits and trapping the ones trying to flee. "do you want a meal? I can break your illusion for a moment," Zek offered.

 

[Ricia]

"No, I am not hungry. Thank you for the offer though. You can ask Aria though, she eats souls." Roen said, glancing at his mate and the others.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"I suppose.. I could use a meal," Aria admitted.


Zek shrugged "As you wish my lady," he said breaking the illusion long enough for her to drain the souls from the human bodies the souls coming out like wisps.


"let me go!" the caught bandit begged.

 

[Ricia]

Rhea thought that was absolutely fascinating, that was the first time she had seen Aria eat souls. It was beautiful and scary at the same time. Though she leaned down and looked at the bandit, "Are you from the red dragons? I suppose you're looking for me and Roen." Rhea asked.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"Vexen sent us to retreave the dragon rider and the dragon," the man said "also to kill the woman who traveled with him."


Shania growled and only looked away briefly as Zek redid the illusion spell on Aria who was now pleasantly full.

 

[Ricia]

"How has he been keeping track of us?" Rhea asked, though she was still leaning down to search some of the bandits pockets.


There had to be more than just a few bandits.. it took a mage and a small army to capture us the first time... Rhea told Roen, though she did try to see if the thoughts would reverberate to Zek.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Zek looked at Rhea "I honestly think they think you and Roen split up since the dragon is not with you at this time," he wanted to preserve as much of Roen's identity as he could.


"We were scouts... we saw the woman and we decided to take the chance and kill her so we had part of the job done so reinforcements could come in," the man said

 

[Ricia]

"The only women is me and Aria... So is that who you are talking about?" Rhea asked standing up again, she let out a long sigh. She knew it would not be long before the red dragons would come back for her and Roen. They were really in deep with them, and it was complete accident.


So they think Aria or I are Shania, and they think you are the dragon rider, which is me... and i guess they might think Aira is the dragon, but we'll need to kill him to keep her identity secret as well.. Rhea said.

 

[InsaneTruth]

"just.. let me go, I only took this job for the gold," the bandit begged. His clothes looked tattered under the uniform and he was unlike the others barefooted. "my family has to eat too,"


Zek grimaced he so hated when things like this came up. Even shania stopped growling and she looked away ears back the thought of children starving and without a father was not an appealing one.

 

[Ricia]

Roen was not buying it, in fact he didn't care. Rhea was a different story. gently Rhea got up and went to Zek and picked off one of his little sapphires and then went back to the bandit, "My name is Rhea, and I am the dragon rider, and I am telling you now, Run away and don't ever look back at the Red Dragons again ." She told the man before handing him the small jewel and giving Shania the signal to let him go. She was not sure if what she was doing right or even going to be for anything.. but she was not heartless.

 

[InsaneTruth]

Shania lifted her paw and the man was free to move. "thank you thank you," he said and hugged Rhea "I am ... very happy you decided to help me, you have proven you are worth it," the begger red dragon hire out shifted to show an older man "I am really not what I seemed,"