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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Medriev" data-source="post: 4814636" data-attributes="member: 21864">Chapter 9 - Beasts and Mazes (Part 7)The arboreans came forward again and a scythe drove into Erlmoor’s side, forcing him back and away from his enemies. The dragonborn roared and spun around, his blade singing out but slashing through nothing but air. The sword-wielder rushed at Dulvarna but she parried its sword thrusts with typical skill and then countered. As she came forward, a silver bolt flew behind the creature and both she and the arborean looked to the west from which the bolt had come. There stood Litiraan, his wand in hand, and another spell on his lips. Dulvarna smiled and slashed her blade across the bark-skinned creature’s belly forcing it back as she drove her blade on into the side of the scythe-wielder next to it. The creature still managed to lash out with its scythe and gouge another wound down Erlmoor’s arm from shoulder to elbow. As the  dragonborn reared back, Telkya arrived in the southern corridor behind Litiraan and loosed a golden bolt of energy that seared past the sword-wielder’s back. The arboreans wavered for a moment but then the other scythe-wielder lashed out with its weapon, driving the point into the side of Erlmoor’s chest. With a gasp, the dragonborn fell before his enemies.Lavren cursed the arborean sword-wielder from the southern passage and loosed a bolt of black energy that seared into the creature’s side. The creature was thrown to the floor where it lay unmoving, its sword fallen from its grasp. Litiraan loosed lightning from his wand that seared into both of the remaining arboreans. One of the scythe-wielders collapsed next to its fallen companion and the last began to waver as it realised that it faced six enemies alone. Dulvarna rushed at it then, moving to stand over Erlmoor’s fallen form to protect him from further harm. Her blade sang out and clove into the arborean’s left arm sending it reeling away.Telkya rushed forward to aid Dulvarna, slashing her blade at the arborean while uttering a healing prayer. She held her amulet towards Erlmoor and a tendril of golden light reached out to touch the dragonborn. His eyes opened at once and began to drag himself back into the northern passage so that he could rise to his feet. As he did, the arborean suddenly lurched forward as an arrow drove into its back. Another drove into the thicket next to the creature and as the companions looked, they saw Enlishia coming forward down the passage behind the arborean. The creature flew into a rage then, lashing out with its scythe and driving the point into Dulvarna’s hip. She fell back a step and the arborean came forward but then a black bolt from Lavren’s wand struck it in the side and kept it at bay. Erlmoor rose beside Dulvarna with a roar and the creature knew then that it was beaten. The dragonborn rushed at the creature and slashed at with his blade, the steel tearing into the creature’s arm. Litiraan appeared behind the creature in a shower of light and stabbed at it with his blade while Dulvarna thrust her blade into its belly. The arborean staggered and as it did, Telkya leapt forward and drove her sword through its throat. With a hiss, it collapsed amongst its companions and the battle was over.Next......The Well of Loss</blockquote>

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