Iylldrraen was blessed to have met Aelena so many years ago, and more so to have her as his companion and lover. They complemented each other in such a way that proved to the druid that there must be some divine being working in his favor. The muffled thump behind him confirmed this. When the druid turned, he saw Aelena poised atop a whelp, jaws closed tight around the creature's neck. Both were eerily motionless. Finally Aelena did move, and Iylldrraen's breath exhaled, the druid padding over to his companion quickly. He knew this didn't set well with her, since it didn't with him, but both knew the necessity.<br/><br/>Moving to, and past her, offering her a comforting nudge in the process, they together stalked up to the mouth of the cave. This is where the druid, despite so, so many years of hunting and killing, grew tense. This was the critical moment. They would not only need to kill the next sentry, but they would need to hope that the dragonkin within the cave were far enough away as to give them a good head start to flee. If there was no sentry, they would have to draw one out, and slay it.<br/><br/>The druid waited, and no sentry arrived. He looked to Aelena with resignation in his eyes; he would have to roar and draw their attention. He looked about and thought to urge his shaman lover to move away and take cover, but that choice made the druid cringe inside; it was degrading to her, especially after she had just saved him from an ambush that would have ended their mission. He inhaled deeply, sharply, and waited for Aelena to prepare herself.<br/><br/>Once he was certain she was ready, that feral druid released such a blood-curdling roar that proved truly how feral he was. He listened to the echo of the roar, for depth, timing when it did finally stop, counting down to prepare himself for sentries that would be rushing out. He nodded quickly to Aelena to get into a concealed position while he did the same. She knew to only kill one at most and in a manner that would put her ahead and fleeing toward the goblin outpost.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>