<div class="floatright">(http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2010/064/7/c/7c496429774b2f17f79b6744947f0795.jpg)</div>Status: Skirt damaged, triumphant once more!<br/>HP 56 of 83     Spells remaining: 5 of 7 1st, 3 of 4 2nd, 0 of 1 from bonded object<br/>Ammunition remaining: 5 common arrows, 15 silvered, 20 cold iron, 2 Slow Burn, 5 Tangleshot<br/><hr/>The sweet - but mighty - archer let out a private cheer as her foe sagged to the ground.  Perhaps it was seeing her look of triumph that made the nearest Kech look around, and realize he was no longer led, or supported... he turned tail and the half elf peered further around the corner, to check on the barbarian at the gate.<br/><br/>Rayne had thought Grogza was going to burn herself free, but it was still a disturbing sight to see her standing there unaffected, unconcerned.  Either she was immune to fire, or she was simply unbothered by the minor damage.  Or, perhaps, it had something to do with that collar... if she was being actively controlled, however that worked, she may be prevented from reacting.  Rayne wondered about that... Moonshadow said she'd simply been unable to fight back once collared, though of course Ledude had also had the power to ... pimp her out.  This appeared to be something quite different, quite a bit more total... and quite dangerous too, as the PC began to open the Outpost to the Kech horde!  Could this be what had happened in Port Lannis - not an event, but a player-assisted invasion?  Then it could be everywhere - and worse, it could be an ongoing situation, unlike a scheduled, and temporary, special event.  Then... her friend might be in even worse trouble.  But was Rayne strong enough to help, alone?<br/><br/>While her mind churned, there was a very welcome change - Grogza clearly had been controlled, and was no longer!  Rayne watched, fascinated, as that fearsome warrior routed the remaing ape-men... almost certainly, then, it had been the large Kech that held Grogza's virtual leash.  Though she was free now, not Rayne's slave, as Moonshadow had transferred to Ledude.  Interesting... and just as well, Rayne quickly reminded herself, since she had no desire to enslave another player!  Though Grogza was huge... and, now, unpredictable.  Presumably she'd be grateful.  But she might also be enraged... better not to run up to her just yet!<br/><br/>To give the half-orc a few moments to settle down, Rayne first pulled the arrow from her belly - fortunately this was always a simple formality - and trotted over to the Kech leader's corpse, slipping her bow back over her shoulder as she moved.  "To the victor go the spoils..." she murmured - though now, perhaps it was too bad the Kech had snapped his valuable bow.  Never mind, it was always a good day when one got to collect from a fallen mob leader.<br/><br/>Then she could check on her fallen acquaintances, and their huge conqueror....