The tavern bustled as Allister made his way through the crowd toward the door outside. Out of the corner of his eye he noticed a man with a small lizard cradled in his arms. Allister paused a moment to take in the sight, he cocked his head to the left and raised and eye brow, then gave the hooded man a nod of appreciation. Once he was done admiring the small reptile that was squeaking at it’s master he found his way outside. There was an abundance of noise emanating from beyond the door, Allister assumed it was the typical morning bustle of Gandara, but when he passed through the threshold, what had seemed like morning bustle turned into screams of fear.<br/><br/>Black flames licked the sky as they burned away at the roof tops of Gandara. Men and women ran with their children as the nightmarish conflagration began spreading across the homes and businesses of the townsfolk and shadowy creatures began rising from seemingly nowhere. Screams could be heard clearly from all across the town and Allister saw that for some people it was too late to be saved as the shadows tore into flesh.<br/><br/>Winston found his way back to his master and landed on a railing that was part of the inn’s porch. The falcon squawked in alarm as Allister reached back into his bag and pulled a whistle from one of it’s pockets.<br/><br/>“Come on!” He said reaching out his arm for the bird. “We’ll go back inside and get the gear out!” And he started backing inside the inn again. Before he was back inside he blew his whistle.<br/><br/>Lurik stood rigid for a moment as he heard the familiar sound of his master’s whistle. The very particular sound was only made when there was an extreme danger and Allister needed Lurik to be with him immediately. Lurik climbed over the door to his pen and ran to the noise as fast as he could. When the inn was in the reptiles sight a shadow came from the ground and attempted an assault of the large creature. Lurik grabbed it with his large claws and slammed it into the ground, digging his claws into its torso, and kept moving.<br/><br/>“The town is under attack from shadows!” Allister said once he was inside. “Get to safety or get ready to fight!” He yelled it to get over the rest of the patrons. He knelt down next to the door and began pulling out his weaponry. While he attached his sword to his belt and grabbed his pistols he heard a loud roar from outside, Lurik letting his master know that he had arrived.