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"She’d been walking a narrow wagon road along one of the mountain rivers when her keen ears detected the tell-tale sound of slithering behind her, so quiet that without her gifts she would never have heard it coming. Spinning round she saw the hydra had appeared from behind one of the many huge rocks spiking out along the river’s bank, a pair of heads already moving to strike.. She resisted, pushing back and returning first one attack, then several more. However it was clear she wasn’t going to hold for long. This hydra was far larger than she’d anticipated and Athlaan was likely still a day’s ride away leading the hunters! 

She had to act fast, the creature was giving her no respite and no window to retreat. “Baal! I need more powers!”. Baal felt the panic of Azifrec, and it was shared, he had reached the same conclusions as her “I can offer you the Marks of …” Baal suddenly felt one of the monster’s teeth trying to pierce him while Azifrec pushed it away with her spear. He tightened his structure to offer better protection...  "