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[Scars Mate]

(Sorry bout the late reply!)

'That sound like a good plan to me!' Xavier agreed, pulling himself up from the cold floor. He lightly brushed himself off, before putting the sleeping bag and blanket back into the pack, before slinging over his shoulder. He nodded to River, making sure she knew it was alright, and he didn't mind doing it. They all traversed out of the cave, along a small ledge and back down to the forest, the dragon ridges high in the distance. He wasn't sure, but Xavier could have sworn he saw a flash of flying green- but it was gone before he could double check.

They started off in silence, River lagging behind with Matias dutifully by her side, though his head drooped notably. They were both tired after her 'display'. They trudged on, though, knowing that despite the fact Hatari would be near, they couldn't show too much weakness.

[RedKite]

(This is soo darn awesome!)

Giovanni looks around still, searching for Hatari somewhere. There was no familiar flash of black armour or neon green eyes. He sighs, and looks for something else to concentrate on. Finding nothing, he turns his gaze downwards and frowns. 'Hatari, where are you?' He asks. There was no reply.

At the front, Lana crosses her arms and sighs angrily. 'Stupid River...' she thinks.

[RedKite]

(HELOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO )

[Scars Mate]

River closed her eyes, ignoring everything. She was waiting for them to kick her out, like so many had before; her adoptive parents, her cousin, her friends and other travelling companions. All she had was Matias and her dragons.

It had initially been strange; they appeared out of nowhere and saved her, be it from roaring flames or school bullies. And yet, despite the power she had, it always made her an outcast, no matter what. That's how she got her burn- she was a danger to others, and needed to disappear.

And now she had managed to upset 'Hatari'- but he was just some delinquent who couldn't -or wouldn't- respect her. And now they hated her. Great.

'Hey!' Whispered Xavier, grinning at her, even though he must have been freezing. 'Why the long face.' She glared at the floor.

'You know why.' She grumbled, tears stinging her eyes.

[RedKite]

Giovanni frowns and looks back, but then turns quickly back. He doesn't want to get involved with arguments. He thinks he sees Hatari but disregards it. They come to an open field of grass. They stop still and examine it. Giovanni tenses up.

"Stand still...." He warns, putting an arm across to bar their way.

[Scars Mate]

River frowned.

'What is it?' She asked, confusion in her voice. Xavier squinted, not seeing anything.

[RedKite]

"shh..." He whispers, stepping forwards carefully. About 1o meters ahead, the ground shifts. He turns his head behind them, "Sand-demons...."

The ground shifts again, some black spikes jutting outwards.

[Scars Mate]

Xavier grimaced.

'Great. JUST great.' He growled, unsheathing his sword.

'What do we do?' River asked, sounding dull. She could almost sense the dragons ready to spring into action.

[RedKite]

"No, Xavier, no swords. They radiate electricity, metal is a conductor, so unless you want to become its next meal, I wouldn't...." He looks back at them, "We need a diversion, we'll split off into two teams and one will have to distract and the other will run..."

The sand-demon raises the land again.

"we need to go, now..."

[Scars Mate]

'I have a better idea,' Rivera said quietly. 'I can cause a distraction- something that WON'T be electrocuted, and we run.' Xavier turned to her, puzzlement etched onto his face.

'What distraction?' He asked, cocking his head subconsciously. With heavy thump, a large emerald green dragon landed behind them. He looked to River for instructions, who quickly outlined her plan. It nodded, leaping up and then diving at the demon, who instantly started to follow it.

'Run!' She yelped, shooting off, the others following.