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[b][u]Cuttersbury: Trail towards Drych Lake[/u][/b]

As the ground beneath her became enveloped in light, Estelle could feel the terrible grasp of the Varren clutching her ankles below weaken and let go, Syed’s blinding attack throwing the unseen Varren into a fit of panic and relinquish its hold upon the Pride’s leader. She stepped away from the two holes, warily raising her fireblade before her, for when she’d need it. “T-thanks Syed!” 

“You’re wel-!” Syed’s body suddenly lunged forwards, the hand he had thrust into the hole in order to discharge his blinding spell being dragged forward by yet another dangerous Varren aiming to incapacitate Syed, dragging his whole arm in to almost his shoulder. He cried out in pain, as Estelle watched in horror. 

“Syed!” She yelled, racing to him. “Don’t worry, I’ll…!” Interrupting her speech, the ground around the pair rumbled and shook once more, as two fresh holes exploded either side of Estelle and Syed, with two new, smartly dressed Varren both jumping out, curling into balls and preparing to spin charge at them. “Crap!” The Pride’s leader swore. 

An emerald glow surrounded Estelle’s body, buffing her speed up just in the nick of time. She dashed forward, grabbing the back of Syed’s robes and pulling him out of the two Varrens’ path as she jumped out of their way, the two spinning monsters narrowly missing them and skidding along the ground, continually rolling in a wide arc as they aimed to try yet another charge again. 

“Ow ow ow!” Syed winced, his arm shooting fresh jolts of stabbing pain from the way his body had just been moved. He was lucky he didn’t have it dislocate.

“Sorry, Syed, sorry!” Estelle bit her lower lip. She raised her sword up, ready and determined to stop the Varren’s next charge at them. However, she would only be able to defend against one of them at a time, and Syed’s arm was still forciably trapped by another Varren below ground. How could she free him…?

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Meanwhile, Tobi’s wild thrashing of legs grew even more frantic. With his torso trapped under the ground, he hadn’t heard Syed’s warning at all… and so had been blinded.