Jasper hastily skipped to the side as the horses and their pursuer sped through the group -- there was no way he could catch those things, not with his strength, and he barely knew the first thing about managing the beasts in the first place.  Lydia's cry of 'werewolf!' was that much more relevant to him.  Where there was one wolf, there were often more...<br/><br/>His gaze darted briefly to Aiyel.  "Help get the horses!" he shouted.  The mephit nodded, eyes glittering, and darted off toward the fleeing horses to do just that.<br/><br/>Jasper himself held back a moment longer, taking a second moment to check their surroundings and make sure there wasn't anything else coming.  The werewolf's attention was almost certainly being drawn by Lydia and Grosvenor, unlikely to come after him of yet, but the anxiety of the moment is keeping him from discerning things clearly.  His staff is in hand, a subtle orange-red light igniting in the scrollwork...<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Actions</div><div class="spoiler_body">Aiyel rolls the relevant Grapple check and gets a 21! (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=104089)<br/>Jasper rolls a Perception check and his 9 is not nearly so impressive. (https://elliquiy.com/forums/dicebot.php?r=104092)</div></div>