Marisa jumped back. Regis had almost hit her, and that was what she needed not happen. She blocked the next several attacks with her staff, then lunged forward. The fight froze after Marisa made contact.
"My, my. You obviously took after your father more than I thought. Still not good enough, though."
"Regis. Don't kill the new recruit on the first day," Lanna giggled. "She still needs to survive at least through the rest of her training."
"Oh c'mon, Lanna. Marisa isn't dead... Yet."
Marisa let out a bolt of laughter. She had never had this much fun in her life. Tubulic and her minions where like the family Marisa never had. Well, at least not some of them.
"Marisa, come on in. I made cookies."
Shea sat there in that same position for what seemed like hours. Bella rested on the ground beside him, crying her eyes out. It was very painful to lose your only child, let alone a relative. The two vampires glanced at each other, nodded, then went back to their original places.
The wolf shook its head. It was impossible for the hawk to find them, despite how great a searcher it was. It whimpered at the leopard, then followed the road to Mineral town. There was nothing else they could do.