She didn't really know what to do next, because due to her encounter with the lycan, she had lost lots of experience and money in comparison to the other heroes in this town war. She couldn't fight with them because they would all be much stronger than she by now. Maybe she should just go into the woods at the top road to kill some of the beasts there. That way she could get money and experience without encountering an enemy hero.
She was careful on her way up but it seemed her allies had fought well. She saw absolutely no enemy, not even an enemy soldier.
In the woods everything was quite as well and Traxex killed one beast after the other. There were plenty and she got enough money to finish the Silver Edge, as she had wanted to. It was brought to her by the delivery service from the merchant in town but she still kept killing the beasts in the woods. Her team didn't seem to need her so she could remain where she was.
Suddenly she saw movement to her side and whirled around, her bow aiming at the trespasser. But it was only the Tinker, the hero from the middle road. "Hey Drow Ranger, we've been looking for you! You have a Shadow Blade, don't you? We need someone to scout in the pit of Roshan, because we suspect that the lycan is killing the beast at the moment. Could you please?" Without waiting for an answer, he teleported away.
Traxex hesitated for a moment but he was right, that was definitely a task for her. And she would do it, too. Because someone had to go and check in the pit from time to time and with the use of invisibility it was much less dangerous for her than for the others.
The beast Roshan was in a pit next to the stream. It was extremely strong but when it died it dropped a stone that granted the one who took it an extra life. When someone had the stone, he could die, once, and be immediately resurrected at the exact place of his death. Therefore it was an extremely sought-after item. The only problem was to kill the beast. The Drow Ranger was definitely not strong enough to do that without help but she suspected the lycan might be. Most times a few heroes tried to kill Roshan together and then one of them would take the stone, that way they were able to deal more damage. But the wolf man wouldn't need the help of others. So Traxex headed to the stream and then to the pit.
She took a deep breath before entering the pit. She had to move fast because she knew that he could probably smell her again but since he couldn't see her as long as she was invisible she could snatch the stone from under his nose as soon as it dropped. That was the plan. Then she had only to get away quickly enough. The lycan would have killed the beast but she would have the stone and therefore the extra life.
Thinking about it, it wasn't the fact that the lycan was in the enemy team and that she didn't want them to have an advantage over her and her allies. It was more that she had an opportunity to best the wolf man, to play a trick on him. Because he might be stronger and faster, but that wasn't all it took in their world, neither in the town wars nor in their real world.
Activating the Silver Edge she slowly advanced. As soon as she was in the pit, she could see the lycan fighting against Roshan. She had been right, he was strong enough to kill the beast alone and it was almost dead already. Traxex had to hurry now, or she wouldn't be able to carry her plan out. Her heart was beating like mad as she ran up to the two fighters and reached the place just as Roshan roared and fell to the ground, the resurrection stone dropping into the mud. She picked it up, right under the fingers of the lycan, and put it into a small pouch on her waist. The wolf man stared at the place where the stone had been lying, then he raised his gaze to where the Drow was still crouching.
His eyes were glowing bright yellow and he snarled. Traxex froze, unable to move under his gaze, though she knew she was still invisible and had to get away as long as it lasted. But she couldn't. She just stared at him with wide eyes, her heart in her mouth. She had stolen from him, so what would he do now? She was sure that he wouldn't hurt her, but between hurting her and letting her go were way too many possibilities. Her plan had one fatal flaw: she hadn't planned on the attraction she felt towards Bane and now that she was looking at him, her gaze caught with his, she felt the tug towards him even stronger than before.