Anaya listened with trained ear's, her eyes scanning the wide blue sky, only the the sound of the wind and the slight grumbles of each Dragon. It had been hours worth of flying but yet they were still so far from their target and all it's hidden evil's. Watching the orange sun go down watching it's glow reach beyond the heaven's themselves into a purple hue of darkness covered in crystal light's. The night had been quite, no call's of the night birds or the rustling of the cricket's; No only the  crackle of the fire that kept them warm and warmed their food. The group continued to speak of tales of the land that they would soon come face to face soon.<br/><br/>Anaya watched  her comrade's with peacefulness,<span style="font-style: italic"> "So this is how it is to have capable comrade's"</span>she thought to herself as her hand glided over Eurus scales each one slick under her palm.<br/><br/><br/><span style="font-weight: bold"><span style="font-style: italic">"Is that your way of saying you want to let them in on the mission"</span></span>Eurus rumbled with a light chuckle. Anaya elbowed him in the dark brown scales as she glared daggers into him.<span style="font-style: italic">"No that's our job. There's is to find out what's creeping in that God awful land"</span>she responded her back sliding down the Dragon's side.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"But I won't sacrifice them either. Father would never had looked at me the same if he knew I could do such a thing"</span>Anaya's arm's wrapping around her self feeling the loss of her Father. But with a heavy sigh her golden eyes scanned the small camp the group had made for themselves for the night.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">"Seems were not the only restless ones"</span></span>Eurus pointed out his eyes on Olga and her Dragon.<span style="font-style: italic">"Can't really blame them, come on  we need to rest our watch is in a few hours"</span>she thought back as she patted Eurus' scales. He rumbled in agreement as the two drifted off to sleep in each other's warmth. Hour's later only the warm sun was the sign of the early morning the animal's either gone or to scared to come out. They were indeed getting close to the cursed land.<br/><br/>Again the group made it to the skies in a timely manner and enjoying the breeze of the cloud filled sky. Anaya again rode Eurus above the other's trying to get a better view of what laid along the land. And after hours of flying while the sun beat down above the group Anaya saw something. A shine just for a second the reflection of metal facing the noon sun. "I see something below the canopy, Eurus and I will go. Keep going ahead it might not be anything. We'll catch up" Anaya yelled to the group. But before the protests could even come to mind Eurus dove down landing between a small hole in the canopy of the tree's. Big enough for him but would be a problem for the rest of the rider's Dragon's.<br/><br/>"Nice job"Anaya praised as the two landed softly along a meadow hidden beneath the canopy. "Keep watch till I get back but you know what to do if you see something" Eurus snorted as he nodded. His eyes ever watchful of the forest surrounding him. Anaya patted him gently as she dismounted him and her feet hit the ground without a sound. Quickly she moved from tree to tree, her ear's waiting to hear the sound of heavy step's. But as she moved she heard a light screech, she paused in her step's quickly taking cover in a overgrown bush. . Her heart beating in her chest as adrenaline pumped in her system. Gently she placed a hand over her chest her free hand clasping a dagger in it tightly. Slowly her heart caught up with her mind as her eyes sought out the screeching creature. And what stood merely feet from her made her mouth drop, twice.<br/><br/><span style="font-style: italic">"This has got to be some sick joke"</span>she thought as she watched the scene before her.  Four 'men' if you could call them that anymore grunted and mumbled to themselves. But what had made Anaya's jaw drop was that she could see their skin falling from their bone's. The wind shifting covering Anaya in there scent, she almost spewed in her mouth at the foul smell of rotting flesh. And to put the icing on the cake the screeching creature was none other than a Griffin. It's powerful eyes looking here and there, sharp claws that would have no issue flaying her and the other's.<span style="font-style: italic">"Time for plan B"</span>she thought as she darted from the both and back to Eurus. But to Anaya's disappointment. One of the griffin's spotted her "Shit" she called out as she quickly quickened her step. Soon screech's and grunting followed behind her.<br/><br/>"Eurus' now!" She bellowed as hard as she could. Eurus heard Anaya's call a rumble echoing through his chest. His white teeth barred as he pulled back sucking in all the air he could manage before releasing it skyward. A bellowing call echoed within in the sky and the forest literally shaking the forest around him. Jumping off a small rock ledge Anaya landed mere feet from Eurus he lowering his head for Anaya who quickly clasped onto him. Eurus raised up on his back legs his wings spread wide till they came together.<span style="font-style: italic"><span style="font-weight: bold">Defending Gale</span></span>echoed loudly in Anaya's mind as she felt the pull of the wind's Eurus created. "That should hold them off till we get to the other's" she said patting him. Screech's and bellow's of anger behind them as Eurus returned them both to the soon to be not so safe skies.<br/><br/>"We have Griffon's and to be frank the undead coming are way. What's the plan?" She asked as she fitted herself correctly on Eurus. Anaya's eyes going from one rider to the next<br/><br/>Via DragonGram