The mite yelped in pain as the missile struck it, but it wasn't really fighting, the tick was. It was just gripping the back of its mount, and screaming orders at it.<br/><br/>Talia called from the back, "I think we have reinforcements coming from deeper," as she and Erin shot at the tick, Torak hacking at it, and Damien smashing at it with his staff, but the damned thing was incredibly resilient.