**Behind the barn...**<br/><br/>Cyria's trek is made a little more strenuous due to the speed with which she has to travel, and how low to the ground she must remain while doing so. Still, she manages well enough, and given no alarm is blown, clearly the catboy and wolfman she can see rounding the northern edge of the house had not seen her at all. After a few minutes spent changing her spells, she surveys the scene. Though there's a solid hundred or so feet between her and the farmhouse itself, her vantage point nonetheless gives her a rather good look into one of the west-facing windows, where she spots an elvish girl, a human girl, one of the catgirl's she'd seen outside, and...Anastasia? The fairy girl was being held in the catgirl's lap, though...it didn't seem unwillingly. She was actually smiling, chatting quite amiably, and though Cyria can't quite make out what they're saying, it seems to be causing absolutely no end of distress to the poor catgirl, who's blushing profusely.<br/><br/>Whatever sort of fun and games they'd been up to, though, comes to a grinding halt the moment Thygor is spotted. Even from her distance, Cyria can hear the two bassy thumps against the side of the house, followed by another series of shorter, sharper taps. The reaction from the human and elvish girl is nearly INSTANT, both of them jumping to their feet and grabbing their weapons. The catgirl simply looks confused, but a quick command from one of the two girls has her nodding her head. With a nudge that puts Anastasia on the floor instead of in her lap, the catgirl climbed to her feet and out into the hallway, leaving a bewildered looking fairy in her wake.<br/><br/><br/>It's easy enough to follow the intended path of the three girls, and soon enough they appear in another window towards the very front of the house, only to soon be joined by a fourth - a girl a little shorter than either the human ,catgirl, OR elf. A...dragon girl? It looked so - she had a pair of small-but-usable looking wings, a tail, horns. There is brief back-and-forth between the small assembly, ending with the 'dragon girl' pointing at Meera, then towards a corner where Cyria can't quite see. She does the motion one more time, clearly saying 'Noone', then the human, elf, and dragon leave, leaving the catgirl standing behind looking both distressed, and quite unhappy. Crossing her arms over he chest, she just pouts and stands around, pacing back and forth. It looked like she'd been put on 'guard duty', perhaps in case someone slipped past in an effort to reach the well?<br/><br/>Regardless, it's only a few more moments before the trio make their way outside, joining the catboy and wolfman in facing down Thygor and the as-of-yet hidden clerics, Asara and Chrysanthemum, and the still-hidden (at a glance) Johan.<br/><br/><br/><br/>*** Inside the house...***<br/><br/><br/>"Alura and Yumina are...um...getting along every bit as good as me and Anastasia! I went and checked!  T-they...are just playing..." The memory of that SIGHT made her cheeks practically burn, but Meera could not help but be a little... interested,  too. After all, that scream had not been one of fear or pain, but pleasure. From YUMINA?! It seemed almost impossible, but she'd seen it with her own eyes, as her burning cheeks continued to remind her. Idly rocking back and forth with Anastasia in her lap, she had to wonder if all fairies were so forwards with their sexuality...and if that meant Anastasia would be pouncing on HER before long?! Oh gosh, was she going to?! Ooo, maybe it would be something super romantic. She'd have a rose in her mouth, push Meera down onto a bed, and just kinda...'crawl' atop her, all seduction and fluttery wings and...whatever else fairies did! Then, the magic would happen!<br/><br/>It sounded really, really good in her mind, and she found herself squeeze Anastasia's tummy a little more tightly back against her.<br/><br/>"Good!" Anastasia piped in, a cheerful smile still stretched across he face "Alura can make ANYONE melt given enough time, I bet she's got that kitty purring, just like she said she would!"<br/><br/>"Um..." Meera's cheeks turned an even brighter shade of red, her ears flicking flat against her head "...She was making her purr alright...ALL kitties like to purr like that...looked like a fun game..ahah...hahaha...haa....haaaaa..."<br/><br/>"Funny you should mention melting, Anastasia. Yumina enjoys 'melting' people too." Henriette cast a sidelong glance at Litala as she slid into her rather simple chain armor, brow perking just slightly as the elf, noting the look, began to put on a little 'show', jutting her rear out sensually, giving it a little wiggle for her viewing pleasure. Oh, the show was distracting to say the least, but it still didn't shake the thought from her mind that Yumina...just didn't seem the type to so easily or readily befriend..well, anyone outside of the group. She was naturally suspicious of pretty well everything and everyone, and even healing up one of her injured companions would not instantly make her acceptive of the fairy duo. Still, it was...pleasantly surprising to see her actually getting along with the fae ,at the very least. It was better than --<br/><br/><br/>*THUD THUD*.....*THUDTHUDTHUD*<br/><br/>Hardly had the second series of thuds fallen on the side of the house before Henriette and Litala were in motion. The elf was once again moving surprisingly well, and while she still LOOKED sore (Not to mention, the cut was still there, albeit much smaller), she was no longer bedridden and in constant pain. She was in fighting condition, which was enough for her. It seemed as though that was a good thing, as two thuds meant trouble...and three thuds meant they had possible companions dead. Not good news - given she knew both Lucan and Shodon were just outside the door, that must mean something had happened to Dart - he was the only one away from the safety and shelter of the farmhouse, playing their scout. Of course, three thuds was only suspicion - four thuds would have meant confirmed dead, in which case it was to 'come running, swords drawn'.<br/><br/>"W-what's that?" Meera asked quizically, just as the two were leaving the room.<br/><br/>Only Litala stopped long enough to peek her head back in to explain "Ez training you did, ze signals. It means drop ze fairy and come. Tie her up an--" She gets a thoughtful look on her face, sighing inwardly. Technically, they were supposed to tie up any 'guests' when a double-tap came through, just in case it was a ruse...but it felt wrong doing it to the little fairy girl "...Eeeh...just be good fairy, do not leave ze room. No need to tie. Ze fairy is fine, iz sure."<br/><br/>"U-um...signals? Oh gosh, I already forgot them all...oh noooo, I'm going to get yelled at...Anastasiaaaaa! They're gonna be soooo upset with meeee...I have to go, okay?! I'll be back SUPER soon, and we'll play some more! Proooomise!" Pushing the little fae from her lap, Meera hopped to her feet and followed in Litala and Henriette's wake, leaving a bewildered Anastasia in her wake.<br/><br/>"...Um, Meera? Oh...dear...I hope that's not Thygor..."<br/><br/>*****<br/><br/><br/>"Grrr. We're so close. Why do things have to go wrong NOW?!" Aniel's voice was a mixture of frustration and nervousness, the little dragongirl's stance pretty much showing just how much anticipation was tensing her little body "That was a 2-3, wonder if something got Dart. Argh, let's hope not. He's hardly more than a mouthful.  Litala, Henriette, you're both with me. Meera..." Focusing her slightly repitilian gaze upon Meera, the dragon-girl pointed towards the stairwell that led into the cellar below "You stay here, guard Actil. Noone gets through that door, you understand me? NOONE. If this is someone here for that little elf, you snap her little neck before you hand her over, you hear me?"<br/><br/>"Bu-but, I wanna come! I can help and--"<br/><br/>"I SAID STAY! That's an ORDER! Learn to follow them. Meera, defend. Henriette, Litala, let's go..." Without another word, she motioned before her, Liatala and Henriette happily falling into point...and in a matter of seconds, they're all gone.<br/><br/>"...Awwww...." Meera mumbled to herself, kicking at the floor "...I never get to have any fun."