Entrapment ~ by SaralynArati

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10 years ago

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The hope, of course, is that while she is running like a scared rabbit, Woe will not think to take a circuitous route and will thereby lead Ifrit straight to her lair, assuming the bounty hunter does not catch up to her even before that. After all, the blue woman is used to the exertion of sprinting, while the hulder has not had to do so in the recent past. Plus, the more men she tries to control, the more effort Wealhtheow must put into it, whereas the djinn has not depleted her magic powers.

10 years ago

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"She took the bait, then," says the plan's creator softly. "No, she hasn't got it yet," Ifrit replies. "Wait for the shrieking." Very soon it starts, and the djinn woman is off and running like a cheetah, following the sound until she catches sight of her prey. There was a spell on the wand, very powerful and very specific. Its purpose was to nullify Woe's control over her men, but not her desirability. For once, the hulder woman had to flee from mere mortal males with her faerie speed.

10 years ago

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Smoke Cat throws the wand as far as she possibly can. And instantly Woe's mage goes after it, as do the thieves and cutthroats, assuming that it must be a valuable object of some sort and that they are being betrayed and denied their share of the loot. The friends are left standing alone in the middle of the street, now empty except for a high, echoing, feminine laughter. Happily, no one was hurt in the fray; and instead of being dejected, Springing Doe seems well satisfied by this outcome.

10 years ago

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But then there is also the enthralled mage to be dealt with, and it is difficult, if not impossible, to combat him and battle a band of ruffians at the same time without Ifrit's participation. Yet, if she gets involved with that, who is left to handle Woe? Still, she must, the blue woman has no choice... except to surrender the wand, and there is no guarantee that the hulder's men will be called off by its capture. However, with a quick glance at each other by the companions, it is decided.

10 years ago

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When they exit the tunnels, therefore, things begin to deviate from the plan. It is not entirely true that no one frequents this neighborhood; certain factions of criminals congregate there occasionally, but not usually during bright, shiny morning hours. They have, however, underestimated Woe, in that she has gotten them all out of bed and compelled them to attack anyone coming up out of the catacombs. These are not nice men, but they are groggy and anyway not a match for trained magicians.

10 years ago