Amber's burst of flame made the tick take a few steps back on its legs. Not liking the fire and without a rider to urge it forward, it retreated deeper into the lair looking for easier prey. The screams of the mites could be heard coming from further in as the giant tick ran amok among them.<br/><br/>Uria, despite the danger, still grabbed Garisto and his sword before they could fall down into the chasm. With a primal roar she heaved the unconscious man, throwing him at Iradir's feet, the sword clattering down near him a second after. "Save him!" was all the time she had to bark at the cleric before the giant centipede burst out of the dirt wall next to her! Unlike the tick the centipede wasn't letting up so easily, despite the wounds it had sustained, its carapace scorched and broken in places, perhaps it was defending its territory? In any case, the mandibles prepared to snap shut around Uria's waist - but at the last moment she caught them with her hands, the sharpness of the jaws cutting into her flesh. Crimson blood and black venom trickled down her arms, but still she held the giant centipede's mandibles apart with sheer strength preventing them from closing around her. "Kill it!" she shouted, her voice strained from the exertion.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Status</div><div class="spoiler_body">Giant Whiptail Centipede (grappling with Uria)<br/>AC 9, touch AC 2<br/>HP 9/38<br/></div></div>