"I agree." Markus said as they began to traverse down this difficult, steep slope. "I don't remember them carrying people off but, it was a hard fight. I probably saw a quarter of it from where I was." He helped her to the next tree down the slope. Whenever one of them needed it, they held onto a safe spot and gripped the other's forearm and hand. About halfway down, a shadow passed overhead.
Markus looked around, and then squinted at the horizon. It looked like there might be some smoke in the distance. He gazed at it for a long bit, and realized there was actually smoke. "Check that out." he said, indicating to the horizon. It looked to be further in, a little south of the where the ruins had been indicated. It seemed like it was about a day's hike away.
Another shadow slipped over them, and it was at that moment they heard a screech that filled their heads with terror. They could now glimpse it as it passed by closer. Scales and claws shined in the sunlight, and Markus knew this was far too large to be a hawk that had simply flown too close. It was a Wyvern, and that became all too plain as it swung by not ten paces above them and let out a shrill roar. It was twenty feet long including the tail, and with a wingspan over twice that length. Its head was an odd mixture between a bird and a Dragon, and its powerful legs were filled with talons meant for gripping and tearing at prey. It screeched again after it passed over next, swooping in closer.
They had about thirty more feet left down the steep slope, before they made it onto some rocky crags that led into the forest. Markus was about four feet behind Valerie, holding onto a thin tree with one arm. "Shit." he said. He unsheathed his sword, but knew he wouldn't be able to do much damage to it if it swooped in to grab one of them. He could hit it with a fireball but...it would need to go slower. "We might have to just jump...I don't have a lot of ideas."@Luminosity
Markus looked around, and then squinted at the horizon. It looked like there might be some smoke in the distance. He gazed at it for a long bit, and realized there was actually smoke. "Check that out." he said, indicating to the horizon. It looked to be further in, a little south of the where the ruins had been indicated. It seemed like it was about a day's hike away.
Another shadow slipped over them, and it was at that moment they heard a screech that filled their heads with terror. They could now glimpse it as it passed by closer. Scales and claws shined in the sunlight, and Markus knew this was far too large to be a hawk that had simply flown too close. It was a Wyvern, and that became all too plain as it swung by not ten paces above them and let out a shrill roar. It was twenty feet long including the tail, and with a wingspan over twice that length. Its head was an odd mixture between a bird and a Dragon, and its powerful legs were filled with talons meant for gripping and tearing at prey. It screeched again after it passed over next, swooping in closer.
They had about thirty more feet left down the steep slope, before they made it onto some rocky crags that led into the forest. Markus was about four feet behind Valerie, holding onto a thin tree with one arm. "Shit." he said. He unsheathed his sword, but knew he wouldn't be able to do much damage to it if it swooped in to grab one of them. He could hit it with a fireball but...it would need to go slower. "We might have to just jump...I don't have a lot of ideas."@Luminosity