"Aedan." As of now he was too occupied staring at the vast expense of sand to even register the other two. He thought he could hear something or sense something moving beneath the sand. He held his ground, holding true to Steelshire's militaristic doctrine. One step, another, two steps and he was moving briskly. No point standing still when a moving target was easier to hit. Suddenly he halted as he sensed something moving, no, slithering below him. Its magnitude was large as it moved sand out of its way. With a shout, he leaped out of its way as the Sand Worm burst to the surface. He was about to yell a command, circular arcane shapes already surrounding his arm when he remembered that there are no Warpieces with him, instead he cast a small shield to protect his vision as sand showered the cavern.<br/><br/>The monster was huge, a boneless rippling mass of muscle and sinew. Its beak-like mouth chittered greedily as it seemed to be able to sense the three others around it.