A screech pierced the air.

  Jurot was quiove, climbing up the rocky cliff beside them with feline grace, before hoisting himself above.

  “Gryphon!” Jurot shouted, before his head jerked downwards. “Adam!” Jurot scrambled over the hill and out of sight.

  Spell: GuidanceD3 = 3 (3)Athletics CheckD20 + 9 = 23 (14)

  “Up we go,” Adam rubbed his hands together, filling himself with the magic of the trick, before climbing up the hill, looking over to see a half bird half feline creature, which was currently speeding its way to a tiny form. “Fuck! Lucy!”

  She was already at his side, and upon seeing the se, she darted over the hill with the pair.

  Battle OrderD20 + 1 = (11) 10

  The Gryphon screeched as it flew through the air, coasting towards the child who was running, tears streaming down his face. Though the trio were rushing forward, the Gryphon id beast. It mao close to the child, and it tore the child’s back apart withits cws.

  The cries of the child were cut quiet.

  “You ot kill it!” came a shout from behind. Sir Landon had climbed up the side of the hill in order to shout towards them.

  Adam’s brow pulsed, and his chest grew cold. ‘What the fuck? What do you mean we ’t kill it?’

  “Vonda!” Adam shouted, hearing another set of rushed steps following after him. “Heal him!”

  “He ot be healed, Adam!” the woman shouted back at him. She had accepted reality, havihe way the Gryphon had torn into the boy. With him now ialons of the creature, what could she do?

  Unfortunately for the Gryphon, Jurot was quite quick too, as he leapt onto the beast with frightening speed, his entire face red as he tore into the creature’s wing and side.

  It screeched in pain as it leapt up into the air to flee with its prey, though Lucy had only been a step behind Jurot. She jumped onto Jurot’s back, stomping against his shoulder to leap further into the air, summoning her greataxe in hand.

  She swung down with all her strength, fuelled by the same rage which pumped through Jurot’s veins. Her greataxe cut through its back like a hot khrough butter, the fmes of Destroyer spshing against the creature, before its two halves dropped oher side of the pair.

  Adam slid to a halt, dropping down to the young boy.

  Mana: 18 -> 17Spell: Healing Word1D3 + 3 = 5 (2)

  “Hey!” Adam shouted, trying to wake the boy up, ing his arms around the child, the hot blood turning his puthral red. The boy ale, and his chest did not move.

  Vonda pced a hand on Adam’s shoulder. “Adam. He is gohey had been too te, and there was nothing which could be done for the child.

  “Gone?” Adam whispered. He shook his head, inhaling deeply, trying to calm himself. He reached into his pocket and brought out one of the two diamonds.

  Mana: 17 -> 14Spell: Revivify

  “Hey, Baktu. Would you mind?” Adam asked, feeling the way his entire body grew hot, his heart tingling as the magic flowed through him and into his arms, before the magic flowed into the boy.

  The child opened up his eyes, staring up at the helmet. “Harold?”

  “Hey, sleepyhead, what are you doing sleeping in a field?” Adam asked, his thunderi slowly beginning to calm.

  Sir Vonda stared at Adam, unsure of what to say. ‘Did he just…’

  Lucy roared once more and smmed her greataxe into the Gryphon again, just food measure, before her axe disappeared.

  VictryphonXP Gained: +50XP: 4325 -> 4375

  The child stared up at him for a moment lramps!” he quickly gasped. “Gramps! The Gryphon’s got him! They took him away!”

  “Alright, alright,” Adam said.

  “What did you just do?” Fred asked, mouth agape. He had ran after them after a moment’s hesitation, and he was sure he had heard Sir Vonda say the boy was gone. “Did you-“

  Sir Landon, the Knights, and the Porters had forced the captives to head over their way too.

  “What have you done?” Sir Landon excimed towards them. “The sying of Gryphons has been outwed in South Aldnd! Sir Harold himself ba.”

  “I don’t give a damn!” Luarled back. “If that guy has a problem with it, he take it up with me.”

  “Wolves!” Jurot’s voice cut through the air, raising his axe as he he figures all about them.

  There were two Elder Wolves a Wolves, each of them shades of brown like the hills around them.

  “You have got to be kidding me,” Adam whispered.

  Battle OrderD20 + 1 = 5 (4)

  “Fred! Look after the kid!” Adam shouted as the Wolves desded upon them.

  They were a storm of cws ah as they shred into Lud Jurot, who had mao intercept the Elder Wolves, though there were a pair of Wolves who also added fuel to the fire as they tried t Lucy down.

  “Bastard Wolves!” she roared, cutting into an Elder Wolf, while Jurot supported her at her side, wildly crashing his axe against the other Elder Wolf, almost cleaving its head off.

  Sir Vonda stepped forward, crashing into a Wolf which had tried to pou the child during the fray, and Adam hopped forward towards another.

  Health: 65 -> 60Warrior Spirit: 3 -> 2Health: 60 -> 65

  Attack (Two Handed)D20 + 8 = 11 (3)D20 + 8 = 18 (10)Hit!1D6 + 1D6 + 7 = 14 (2)(5)14 damage!

  Attack (Two Handed)(Fnking)D20 + 9 = 15 (6)D20 + 9 = 17 (8)Hit!1D6 + 1D6 + 7 = 17 (4)(6)17 damage!

  Onward Soar: 1 -> 0

  Attack (Two Handed)(Fnking)D20 + 9 = 17 (8)D20 + 9 = 19 (10)Hit!1D6 + 1D6 + 7 = 14 (2)(5)18 damage!

  Attack (Two Handed)(Fnking)D20 + 9 = 14 (5)D20 + 9 = 27 (18)Hit!1D6 + 1D6 + 7 = 12 (1)(4)12 damage!

  As the Wolf bit into Adam’s shin, the Half Elf cut the Wolf’s head in half, before he leapt up beside another, cleaving it in half. He flexed, pushing himself forward as Fred caused ao duck, cutting the Wolf in half, before he dropped down as another pouowards Vonda, slig it’s gut wide open, allowing it to spray him with blood before he turned on his heel.

  Vonda crashed her mace against the wolf she was fag, and heard the other drop beside her. “Thank you.”

  “Any time,” Adam replied.

  Sir Landon roared with rage, though not quite the same rage as the pair nearby, and brought his bde down with both hands with a mighty swing. He cut into the back of the Elder Wolf which Jurot had almost cut in half, taking the kill for himself.

  The other Knights had taken three Wolves out themselves, and within moments, there was only an Elder Wolf and a Wolf which remaihey sowards the group, but turned and fled the se.

  “Let them go,” Sir Vonda said, watg as the Wolves retreated, posing little threat to the rge group of Adventurers. “They must have e for the Gryphon.”

  “And the kid,” Adam said, gring at the Wolves as they darted away. He could have shot at them with Fme Bolt, but he decided against it for Vonda.

  Victory!Hill WolvesXP Gained: +125XP: 4325 -> 4450

  Sir Landht his sword down upon the Elder Wolf once more, cutting its head off, though it was already dead.

  “Looks like we made a ton of ,” Adam said, looking at the Wolves and the Elder Wolf they had sin. ‘I hope the Gryphon’s death doesn’t bother us, though.’

  Sir Vonda grabbed his arm and pulled him aside. “What did you do?” she whispered.

  “Hey,” Adam said. “If the Wolves didn’t want to die, they shouldn’t have e for us.”

  “I do not mean the Wolves, Adam.” Her voice was sharp, though quiet, as though there was a spiracy afoot.

  “You don’t?” Adam asked. “Then what are you talking about?”

  “I saw the diamond,” she said. “Do you think I, a Priest of Life, would nhe spell you cast?”

  “Just a healing spell,” Adam said, already knowing that it robably something he shouldn’t have done.

  “It was not just a healing spell!”

  “Sir Vonda,” he said, sternly. “As a Priest of Life, I’m not sure you should take that toh me?”

  “It is not that I do not agree with what you did, nor do I not appreciate it, but-“

  “But what?” Adam asked. “What else did you expect me to do?”

  “You… you…” Vonda fell silent. The magic was outwed in the Kingdom, and it was only the Priests of Life who were able to cast the spell, though under certain limitations. However, it e that many Adventurers cast the spell, and the various temples left them be, as they provided quite a valuable servi keeping the nds somewhat safe.

  “Hey, kid,” Adam said, dropping down to his knee. “You alright?”

  “They got gramps!” he said, sniffling.

  “Jurot?” Adam asked.

  The Iyrman shook his head. “We should retreat to Ever Green. If a Gryphon has his grandfather, they are already lost.”

  “There was Knight with us too. He stayed back. Maybe they coulda beaten the Gryphons?” the boy asked, still sniffling.

  “How many Gryphohere?” Jurot asked.

  “Four,” the boy said.

  “Including this one?” Jurot motioo the dead Gryphon.

  “No…”

  Jurot shook his head. “One Gryphon is dangerous, but four? With knowledge that they hunt around this area, we ot split the party.”

  “An Iyrman running from a fight?” a Knight said. “hought I would see the day.”

  “We go to the Gryphons if you wish,” Jurot said. “You and I against fryphons. It would be a good story, and Adam e take my body to the Iyr.”

  “Whoa,” Adam said. “We are heading to the nearby town and that’s that. You said Ever Green?”

  “I’m from a vilge near Ever Green,” the boy said.

  “Let’s head to the town first so we sort stuff out, a you properly safe,” Adam said, patting the boy’s shoulder.

  The boy sniffled, but nodded his head slowly.

  “We should go now,” Jurot said, his eyes upwards.

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