((Since neither Johan or Thygor have stopped coming forwards, I'm going to assume they've closed to about 30 ft each. Sounds about fair? I know Thygor moves slower, don't know if Johan is wanting to move further out front or keep pace. x3 Since Asara has not said otherwise yet, I'm assuming still staying 60 ft back. Makes more sense, bow and all too. x3))<br/><br/>((**EDIT** Edited this to allow for a 'SNEAK ATTACK' charge. XD I went gung-ho and kinda had everything happen at once, so...WHAM! Fixed!<img alt=":D" src="./images/smilies/icon_mrgreen.gif" title="Very Happy"/>))<br/><br/>Brow raised, Aniel watches the slow, deliberate 'strut' of the reptile and human with more than a little concern. She didn't like this. Didn't like it one bit. Either they were putting on a show of bravado to retrieve their fairies without a fight, or they were preparing for something "That's close enough. Shodon, Henriette, Lucan...they get any closer, skewer them. We're not looking for prisoners." Almost as an afterthought, she eyes up Johan again, a smug little grin working it's way onto her face. Curling a tongue across her soft-looking lips, she murmurs "....Well, maybe ONE prisoner. Don't get hurt over it, though. I just prefer my dinner still kicking." The threat was certainly loud enough for even Cyria to hear from her poisition behind the barn some distance away. Looked like the little group - or the apparent leader of it, at least - was starting to get a little nervous.<br/><br/>Only Lucan shows any nervousness, though. With Litala gone into the farmhouse to retrieve the fairy girl, both Thygor and Johan can see the sweat beading the catboy's brow, and though he holds his longsword confidently enough, it's pretty clear he has absolutely no real desire to be there at the moment. Odds are against him breaking and running (Unless, of course, his allies started to drop), but he was clearly rather nervous.<br/><br/>The scarred human girl and the wolfman, however, both seem strangely at ease, their expressions and bodies rather relaxed. Shodon does keep his spear leveled at Thygor, and Henriette has her own big, long blade drawn, but neither of them seem especially concerned with the entire situation. Perhaps it was a show, every bit as much of a show as Thygor and Johan were putting on, or perhaps they were simply confident in their own abilities. Only time would tell, but for the moment, neither talks or moves, hardly seems to even breath...just stands and stares, watching the movements of their two opponents with relaxed expressions.<br/><br/>Aniel's smug little smirk turns into a scowl, though, when Thygor so brazenly warns her of her 'place on the food chain'. Again, her wings stretch outwards slightly, briefly flapping in what could only be considered annoyance "You should not overestimate your own position, drake. Keep flapping that tongue, and I'll be wearing a lovely new outfit made of lizard-scales." There was just SOMETHING about how he'd said 'appetizing fennec' that really ruffled her wings, but at least they'd confirmed he was alive. One thing was for certain, the MOMENT Dart was returned, he was in for an absolute earful about how a 'scout was supposed to look for BIG HULKING MONSTERS', not get caught by them.<br/><br/>Something still didn't add up, though. Dart never would have been caught by just a big, slow-moving drake and a human. Again, Johan notices the woman look at him deliberately for a few seconds, then start to scan the field around and to the side of him rather purposefully, seemingly looking for something...<br/><br/>...Or someone. His allies?<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>***Inside the house***<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>"Heeey Litala!" Meera practically chirped the elf's name. It was so nice to see her up and moving around again! She'd given everyone such a SCARE when she'd taken such a horrible blow, and for a while, Yumina and Aniel didn't seem to think she'd make it. She had, though, and the fairies had even healed her all up! Well, sort of, anyway. She was certainly better of than she was initially, that is for sure! "I'm not supposed to let ANYONE through, so stop in the name of...stopping!" With a playful little bounce, the catgirl hopped in front of the determined-looking elf, making her draw up mid-step.<br/><br/>She did not look amused "Meera, Iz not time for thiz. Out of way. Have to get fairy, silly cat."<br/><br/>"Awww..." Meera sighed, her little, playful game having gone absolutely nowhere "...Okay. She is still in the room! Yumina has Alura. They're..um..." Again, a bright blush rises the the neko girl's cheeks, her ears flattening against the top of her head. The memory of Yumina's pleasure-stricken face was still so vivid in her mind, as was the sight of the pretty fae girl on her knees, nestled between the feline's thighs, licking so eagerly...the thought made her absolutely SHIVER "...'playing' together. Might be...a while."<br/><br/>"Must get both fae. Yumina can take her own out. Zay goodbye, their friends or masters or whoever they are iz here to retrieve them." Swooping around Meera and her downtrodden expression, the elvish girl makes her way down the hall towards the room, only to stop just outside the storage room and peer within. It took her all of two seconds to spot Yumina, half-stretched out in the floor, face a mixture of frustration and bliss. It was all too easy to spot the nice, tight bulge in her stomach as well, one that looked...well, vaguely fae-like. So, that's where the other fairy got off too. Ohh, Yumina was REALLY not going to like having to give her dinner up. Not at all.<br/><br/>"Yumina. Aniel wants you outside. Take fairy. Haha, obviously." Ignoring the little scowl cast in her direction from the feline girl, Litala turned and strolled right into the nearby bedroom. Sure enough, Anastasia was still exactly where she'd been left. Though her first instinct was to grab the girl by the hair and drag her outside, the fae had been...nice, polite, and had healed her up, taking away a sizable amount of the sting in her side. No, she deserved gentler treatment than that "Fae iz getting up. Iz coming with Litala now. Come, come."<br/><br/>Though a little surprised by Litala's sudden reappearance, Anastasia, with a brief smile, nods her head "Hi Litala! Still feeling okay? Um, sure, I'll come with you. Where are we going?" Getting to her feet, the little fairy girl dusts off her flowery outfit, wings briefly beating in the air behind her "Does Meera get to come along?"<br/><br/>"...No. Meera iz not coming." Litala says quite simply, stepping to the side to allow Anastasia room to exit beside her "I...am still feeling good, yes. Friends iz here for fairy. Iz dragon, iz human. Come." Truthfully, she was in no massive rush to get back out to the little parlay, one that seemed all too ready to explode into violence at the first provocation on EITHER side, but she also knew better than to disobey orders from Aniel. While not the direct leader, she was pretty smart, not to mention was the sister of Actil, whom WAS the leader.<br/><br/>"Human? Dragon? Oh, that's Johan and Thygor!" Anastasia quipped brightly, strolling casually out the doorway the elf had stepped out from in front of "Gosh, have we really been gone that long? Oh, they must have just been getting worried! We're fine, though!" Had it not been for her innocent-sounding voice, one that lacked any and all malicious intent, Litala likely would have given her a solid thump on the noggin right at that moment. Clearly, though, the girl was no spy. If she was, well...there was ONE of them that was NOT fine, and would likely be spending a very long day digesting inside of Yumina's belly for the duo's efforts.<br/><br/>Parading the girl past Meera, Litala stops just long enough for the two to exchange their goodbyes.<br/><br/>"Bye Meera! I'll come back to talk to you soon, okay?!" Throwing her arms around the catgirl's waist in a little hug, she is quick to get one back, the bouncy feline gripping her shoulders happily.<br/><br/>"Yaay! That'd better be a promise! Maybe next time, we'll actually get time to play some! Say hello to your friends!"<br/><br/>With that, Litala and Anastasia were gone, leaving Meera alone once more. At least, until Yumina finally found her feet and willpower to get out of the storage room...