[center][url=https://www.roleplayerguild.com/posts/5502357][img]https://i.imgur.com/lUzaCyp.png[/img][/url][/center] [center][h3]--Rassvet - Tanker Crash Site--[/h3][/center] Through the combined efforts of Morden, Silje, and Justice, the Barghests had managed to triumph over even the titanic broodmother of the pack... [i]and[/i] keep everyone alive in the process, what? Justice's barrier wasn't there just to look pretty. Nevertheless, it was finally over-... it [i]better[/i] be over, there was no higher purpose in combating wildlife, an unnecessary risk and waste of effort from the nation's first line of defense. [color=b93bc2][b]"Haaa..."[/b][/color] After confirming there were no other burrowers nearby, Valerie slightly relaxed as she disengaged her powers, the purple veins fading away from Haylel's surface as the weapon's hum and glow ceased, leaving only the faint trail of mist vapors wisping out of its barrel. However, just as a precaution, she didn't stow away the bulky mistarm yet, instead keeping it on her person as she approached Gerard’s location. [color=b93bc2][b]"..."[/b][/color] The white-haired WARDEN observed in inquisitive silence as the "civilian" started prattling on and on, being overly animated even though he was (mostly) fine. Oh please, for the love of the Earthmother, they didn't need another Silje in the team. Though apparently, Ivan here was closely acquainted with one of them, and oddly, it's not the battlemage, but instead... [color=b93bc2][b]"Care to enlighten us about this jackass, Kali?"[/b][/color] During the commotion, the tallest white-haired personnel among them did say something along the lines of 'mission-critical' and 'needing him alive', but the question still remained, why?