06-15-2014, 06:49 PM
Going from smirking, to scowling, to smirking again all in the span of roughly ten seconds, Maynette wasn't entirely sure if she was growing weary of all the surprises tonight or not. She didn't have much reason to complain now, however, as she'd gotten everything that she'd immediately wanted: Khaltet's wall was breached, and those bastard archers had at least backed off for the moment.
Between the team's one coerced member and the tag-alongs Smitty had brought with him—May still didn't know what the hell that was about—the situation was damn complicated, but maybe now this assault could actually start in earnest. May couldn't forget: they had the rest of their raid force to keep pace with.
"Good," the warrior remarked in a hush, sidling up to Nikang's handiwork and glancing at the now blazing rooftop and the surrounding streets. She then slunk back and whipped around to address Fess, eyeing her pegasus before simply saying, "Come here." May had the young lady peer briefly out of the breached wall and at the flaming building, one hand firmly grasping Fess' shoulder in case of any more blind fire from those archers. She still didn't know what to make of those arrows that came down in front of the breach moments earlier. May did know that she didn't want to see anymore anytime soon, though.
"Get ready. You'll feed those flames," May whisperingly explained before drawing the girl safely back behind the wall. "On my signal" — the warrior lifted a clenched fist high above her head to demonstrate — "Step out, aim above the flames, and create wind. Count to fifteen before stopping. Then step back. Use light now if needed."
That done, Maynette left Fess to Nikang again and waved Smitty over, closer to the breach. "Leave them," said the warrior mutedly as the man approached, referring to the two people who had followed the scout under the wall earlier, "Our hands are already full. They likely want no part of this. They may leave. But they may not interfere. Stay and watch the swordsman for now. If he will interfere, stop him. End him if needed."
Taking up her curved axe, May turned her attention back to the breach; the entry point needed to be secured before they could start advancing through the town. Sidling up to the edge again, May beckoned now for Elisa to follow her in first, reasoning that if the woman could still cast with an arrow in her, she wasn't so bad off that she couldn't still fight. The warrior did, however, make a cautious gesture towards those suspicious arrows still lodged in the dirt just inside the wall, backing up a bit before leaping clear over them and into Khaltet proper.
Maynette wasted no time with her next move. Having spied the disoriented man against the burning building when she last peered in, the warrior hit the ground charging, and she tackled the man hard, shoulder-first, into the building before slinging him down with a few swift kicks in the gut. Oh, she had plans for this one. As May wordlessly continued to beat the downed and confused soldier into submission, she raised a tight fist skyward.
Between the team's one coerced member and the tag-alongs Smitty had brought with him—May still didn't know what the hell that was about—the situation was damn complicated, but maybe now this assault could actually start in earnest. May couldn't forget: they had the rest of their raid force to keep pace with.
"Good," the warrior remarked in a hush, sidling up to Nikang's handiwork and glancing at the now blazing rooftop and the surrounding streets. She then slunk back and whipped around to address Fess, eyeing her pegasus before simply saying, "Come here." May had the young lady peer briefly out of the breached wall and at the flaming building, one hand firmly grasping Fess' shoulder in case of any more blind fire from those archers. She still didn't know what to make of those arrows that came down in front of the breach moments earlier. May did know that she didn't want to see anymore anytime soon, though.
"Get ready. You'll feed those flames," May whisperingly explained before drawing the girl safely back behind the wall. "On my signal" — the warrior lifted a clenched fist high above her head to demonstrate — "Step out, aim above the flames, and create wind. Count to fifteen before stopping. Then step back. Use light now if needed."
That done, Maynette left Fess to Nikang again and waved Smitty over, closer to the breach. "Leave them," said the warrior mutedly as the man approached, referring to the two people who had followed the scout under the wall earlier, "Our hands are already full. They likely want no part of this. They may leave. But they may not interfere. Stay and watch the swordsman for now. If he will interfere, stop him. End him if needed."
Taking up her curved axe, May turned her attention back to the breach; the entry point needed to be secured before they could start advancing through the town. Sidling up to the edge again, May beckoned now for Elisa to follow her in first, reasoning that if the woman could still cast with an arrow in her, she wasn't so bad off that she couldn't still fight. The warrior did, however, make a cautious gesture towards those suspicious arrows still lodged in the dirt just inside the wall, backing up a bit before leaping clear over them and into Khaltet proper.
Maynette wasted no time with her next move. Having spied the disoriented man against the burning building when she last peered in, the warrior hit the ground charging, and she tackled the man hard, shoulder-first, into the building before slinging him down with a few swift kicks in the gut. Oh, she had plans for this one. As May wordlessly continued to beat the downed and confused soldier into submission, she raised a tight fist skyward.