Through the Woods
Devona and Cynn were on their way back to Ascalon, after a little walk and talk. As they came to the woods, Devona noticed something was off, and signaled for Cynn to wait. She cautiously stepped towards the woods, while getting out her mallet. She noticed some odd garb on the ground, so she knelt down to investigate it.
"Look out!" yelled Cynn. Devona looked up and saw a band of Charr charging her. Devona quickly got in a battle stance, and she stopped one of the Charr right in its tracks with a blow to the gut. Cynn quickly shot some fireballs into the fray, causing one of the monster's fur to set ablaze. Devona quickly charged another charr with her mallet, and swung at its head. The beast fell onto its back. She heard an incantation, then the shouts of Cynn saying "Duck!" Devona quickly hit the ground, and she saw boulders flying towards the remaining Charr. They tried to run away, but the rocks followed them, and eventually got their target. As the chaos simmered down, Devona noticed a scroll on the ground. She picked it up, and read it.
"Soon you shall all feel my wrath. You shall feel the wrath of our gods. You shall feel the wrath of my brothers. And we shall have vengeance for what you have done."
"That's not good," Cynn remarked. "I wonder what they're gonna do."
"One things for sure," Devona stated, "That was just a search party. I saw one of them get away. Probably going to report back to the leaders." Devona clenched the scroll, and then walked off.
"Where are you going?" Cynn asked.
"Fort Ranik, to Prince Rurik," Devona stated. She continued walking, as the sun started to set. "You coming?"
"Yeah. I suppose," Cynn called back, then hurried to catch up to Devona.