Things went very silent for a moment as Evalynn saw Eldwic step up towards her and her dance partner with a gleam in his eyes. His teeth were bared and the rage he displayed caused her to look to the man before her in concern. He was still kissing along her neck and crushing his body up against her and in that moment, she didn't care if he was about to be struck by an enraged Eldwic but she didn't want to get banned out of the tavern for life just because her best friend wanted to come to her rescue.
However, before she could say anything aloud, Eldwic had cracked the man across the skull with his club. Evalynn stood there in utter shock, her eyes wide as she watched the man's body fall down to the ground in a heap. She wasn't sure what to think about what had just happened. One moment, that man was crushing her up against him and the next he was practically pulling her down as he collapsed on the ground. She reached up a shaky hand to her cheek where some of his blood had streaked across it before Eldwic reached out and grasped a hold of her wrist and tugged her along. She tried to tug away from him to grab her bag from the table but he had a deathgrip on her arm and was moving them quickly towards the door. Oh well, it didn't have anything too valuable in it and the tavern could use anything in it to pay for the food and the medical bills the man would have for that nasty whack his just took over the head. Good for him. Maybe next time he'll learn to respect women! Assuming, he survived it, of course.
She quickly caught up with his stride and soon overtook his pace, pulling him along and adding her strength of character to his own, backing his actions with her own motions. She narrowed her eyes and passed them over the people, daring them to approach them and challenge them as they made their leave. She gave a whistle for Larder to follow, as if she even had to. The dog had joined them the moment they began to make their leave for the door. No one stopped them as the barrelled through the door and Evalynn practically sprinted down the street with Eldwic, heading for the stables to get Merlin and get as far from the tavern as possible. But her drunken self began to stumble and she practically fell a moment later, laughter leaving her as she turned to face Eldwic with a triumphant grin on her face.
“Who would have known that shy little Eldwic had that in him! My hero! My gods, my heart is racing! Wow, what a rush!” She leaned forward to wrap her arms around his neck, pulling him tightly against her before she crushed her lips against his own. After a moment she pulled back from him, throwing her head back and hooting in to the air before laughing again, breathing heavy but not releasing him from her tight embrace. She laughed once more before looking at him again, locking her eyes on his and smiling. “Thank you, Eldwic. I don't know what that man had intended- fuck it. I know what he wanted. You saved me. Thank you.” She closed her eyes and rested her forehead against his for a moment as she took a deep breath to try and calm her racing heart. She laughed just once more before she finally released him from her hold and stepped back.
“We should probably go before they get their pitch forks and torches. You hit him kinda hard. Let's get Merlin and get out of here.” She turned to head back to the stables when a loud crack of thunder sounded just above them. She paused and looked up. Though there wasn't a single cloud to be seen, the sky was pitch black and there wasn't a star to be seen. Another crack of thunder sounded that rattled the very ground they stood on, causing a quite drunk Evalynn to stumble and almost fall down. The animals in the vicinity began to cry out. Barks, neighs, meows, and all different animal cries began to ring out into the night air and Evalynn peered over to Eldwic before a loud crackling sound like lightening sounded.
She looked up to see a sickening crack beginning to streak across the sky, cracking it in two. Another powerful rumble of thunder had her on her bottom in a moment as she watch the crack grow and spread. Her eyes grew wide in horror as she watched what she could only assume to be octopus tentacles snake their way out of the crack and grab a hold of its sides, spreading it wider still. It was when the giant eye opened up behind the giant crack in the sky that Evalynn finally lost herself to her panic and released a blood curdling scream.