"Gotcha! Ohhhh aren't you pretty... Spotted Empress? Yes, Spotted Empress... waitwaitwait, don't fly away!" The elf reached out again, forming a little cage with her fingers. "Damnit, I have animal empathy! Or... um, wild empathy I guess. Butterfly empathy! Awww... you know it... Aya loooves yoooou...."<br/><br/>She sulked slightly when the creature did fly away for good, and turned back to the rest of the party. She had been listening (keen elven ears miss nothing), even if she had been distracted.<br/><br/>"Well, at least let me cast haste on Inyrra. It won't last that long but it will speed her up at least while she clears the trail from here to the town. That will probably be the most dangerous time for her. Also, if she's cought while she's already in the city, the villagers -- or worse -- won't know where to look for us, or even to look for us at all. If she gets spotted hustling her buns across the prairie from our position, things may not go as smoothly."<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>