<strong>Eshalu - in the twisted garden</strong><br/><br/>With a burst of blood streaking her silvery blade an unnaturally dark red, Eshalu cleaved through the fluttering wall of feathers and wings. Finally she could see daylight again, and the familiar green of the forest canopy. Still, the hideous echoes of the flock's mocking caws rang in her ears. The sound wormed its way into her mind, dissociating thought from movement. It was an unfamiliar sensation. She couldn't recall the last time her limbs hadn't obeyed her mind's commands perfectly and immediately.<br/><br/>She stumbled forward and grabbed her spear, its point thrust into the ground, for support. Leaning against the familiar hardwood shaft, she saw Aeryn almost overwhelmed by the grotesque fungal spider. That forced her mind to find some composure. Aeryn in distress unleashed the furious protective instinct that her training as a ranger had only intensified. She was no ranger if she couldn't protect her sisters in arms.<br/><br/>So she lunged, dashing forward, spear held at a low, acute angle, readying a strike against the spider. Through the stir of phantom caws in her head, she struggled to focus on the vast, chittering spider, its mandibles clacking with cold, predatory hunger.<em>Not while I still draw breath, Great Spinner</em>.<br/>Gaining speed, she drew in a deep breath, and launched herself into a hard, downward strike on the spider's abdomen.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">Roll Result: Eshalu rolled: 4d3, adding -4to the total<br/>Comment: Attack roll against giant spider<br/>Total: <strong>3</strong><br/><br/><strong>TUP</strong> I would invoke the <em>Caern Warder</em> aspect in response to seeing Aeryn in possibly mortal danger. A ranger always protects her <del>girl</del>...I mean fellow party member. Let me know if this gets much purchase.<br/><br/>Also, going forward, you can probably take it to be a given I'm invoking <em>Killing Blow</em> with each successful attack, unless the circumstances don't warrant it (e.g. in attacking a creature not susceptible to critical hits etc.)</div></div>