As Skippy left the cottage with the white-haired boy and the two Elves following, his ears darted towards the sound of movement. He saw the shadows of the dragon and his first instinct was to make himself as small of a target as possible. When he realized it was Kyra and Black, he quickly acted as though he had meant to get down on all fours. "I'll scout ahead if you'd like?" Skippy said, but the Anithrope didn't wait for a response. However, he didn't get very far before a female voice stopped him.<br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">"I think we should stick together, for the group's sake." Lysonna suggested.</span><br/><br/>Skippy stood at the spot he had frozen in just before the tree line. "Alright..." he said, although he sounded disappointed.<br/><br/><br/>~~~~~<br/><br/><br/><span style="color: #00FF00">As the group walked through the trees and headed for the capitol, Lysonna's ears suddenly caught the sound of something. She exchanged a silent glance at Nymeri to see if he had heard it too. Then, she turned to Skippy who was crouched with both hands twitching like a thief preparing to steal.<br/><br/>Lysonna turned back towards the bushes and focused her Elven Eyes. She could see the life force of creatures that stood about three feet tall. "Oh how wonderful," she muttered. They were led by one that was about a foot taller than the rest, undoubtedly the one they worshiped.<br/><br/>The Elven woman prepared her bow to fire, but she was forced behind Nymeri as the ring of metal sounded through the air. Lysonna's arrow was left to fire, but it landed only a few feet before her, sinking it's tip into the ground. As she was about to grumble her complaint, the goblins and hobgoblin tore there way out of the bushes in a full blown attack.</span>