OOC: There really shouldn't be a part two to Someone Rose Should Know; however, I couldn't quite pull off what I wanted back at North Forest. But I think this will be just as interesting.

IC:
"I think this is a good spot to stop for the night," Rose said, placing her pack onto the ground. "I'll be back in a little bit."

"Where are you going?" Firerova asked.

"Getting some firewood."

The Gerudo snorted. "Not here, you're not."

"I know of a hidden place where there's some trees. It's hard to get to, though. You would have to fly to get to it."

"Wait. We don't even need wood. You have me."

"I like the sound of crackling wood," Icerova said. She nodded. "Go ahead, Rose. But don't take too long."

Rose sprouted a pair of dragon wings and flew off in a northeast direction.

The hylian sat down on the hard rock. He didn't like the ruto highlands very much. There wasn't enough trees. The best mountains are very high, and surrounded by forests. He far prefered the cool of the northern forest to the unprotected rocky slopes of the mountains. At least its not a desert.

Pyre watched as Rose left on outspread wings, and then turned back to the twinrova witches. "Where are we going from here?" He knew the region farely well from his many trips to Ruto while he was caravneer. He didn't, however, know of any of the secret or darker places in the highlands, and kept to the town. Pyre had no idea of where it would be best to go. They were not probably going to find the general, rather, the general would find them.

OOC: I wouldn't really collectively call Icerova and Firerova the Twinrova sisters. After all, they are different Gerudos.

IC:
Icerova shrugged her shoulders. "We're just keeping an eye and ear out for signs of him," she replied. "He could be anywhere."

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"Can you see them?"

"Yesss."

"Well?"

"I sssee the Gerudo witchesss, but not the other woman he sssaid would be with them. And there are three othersss."

"They they will die with the Gerudos. General Onox only wants Lady Rose alive."

"Why?"

"You do not question the Draconic General. He has his reasons, though he does not share them with us."

"Should we wait for thisss Lady Rose?"

"No. Add her in the group, and we will undoubtly die. We have a better chance of taking her on alone. Now then, follow me, and be careful not to make a noise."

(((OOC:
okay sorry about that.

Oh, THATS what you meant by draconic general. I'm a little slow.
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"Okay then, I guess we just wait for Rose to return then." Pyre drew out a throwing dagger, and flipped it up into the air, watching its many rotations. He caught it, and tossed it up again. It let him calm down, by concentrating on one thing, but it also had another purpose. By only concentrating on the dagger, he could slip into his body's realm of senses, using his training as a ranger. He felt the passing air, and the slight sounds of natural life, and was relieved that he could here nothing else. It didn't seem like he would have to do any fighting anytime soon.

Dogura opened up his pack, which he always carried in his armor, and pulled out some biscuits. Dogura always seemed to have food on him, most likely because he was a traveler, and at times wouls spend months without returning home. "So, is Ms. Hillmound off to find dinner, or should I eat this?" Dogura stared at the cold crunchy biscuit. It looked rather stale, but he was hungry, and desired anything edible. Suddenly his Hylian ears perked at the sound of voices. His senses were elete, and he could feel the heat of eyes upon him.

He shifted his gaze in many directions, before giving up the search. Whoever it was, they had put Dogura on total alert. "Hey. All of you." Dogura called out. "Keep your eyes peeled. Dont ask why, just do as i say." Dogura wasnt the type of person to bark out orders, nor did he feel it his place, however, he felt somewhat responcible for the lives of his friends, and the stranger. Dogura was beginning to like pyre. He seemed like a sesable man, and was polite in most aspects.

Pyre caught the dagger one last time, raising to his feet. He nodded at Dogura, not doubting for a second that he had found an enemy. He took out another two daggers, holding them between the fingers of his right hand. "Do you want me scout around the area?" he asked the samurai. He didn't like being out in the open. Anyone could spot them, and this was made even worse by just waiting around in anticipation of someone ambushing them. He wanted to be checking out the area for better places to fight, or some sign of the enemy, or at least to be doing SOMEthing.

Dogura shook his head no. "I just sense something. It may be nothing at all... And even if it is, the last thing you do is to let the enemy know that you're on to them. I suggest we stay put. Like i said before, it could just be my nerves." Dogura finished the sentence knowing that his senses had never lead him wrong before. However, he didnt want to doubt himself either. He decided to wait. Just wait...

Pyre nodded, and sat once again. He jammed his daggers into the ground, hilt up, and started his wait. Soon, he found himself looking up at sky. The sun was bright, but there was still a cool breeze that floated across the mountain. Pyre let himself fall inward, in a kind of meditation, just concentrating on his breathing, and calming himself. For some reason, waits seemed to be shorter this way.

OOC: Damn, I go to play a friend's dwarf barbarian for him, and you all get a thousand posts ahead of me. XD

Oh, and you shouldn't have been able to hear that, ZV, but I'll let is slide since Dogura is a Hylian, and I think they have better hearing than Gerudos and humans.

IC:
"You're the biggest dolt on the fact of this earth," Firerova said, acid in her voice. "She just said she was getting firewood." When she heard that Dogura had sensed something, she snorted. "You couldn't sense your own attacks. What..."

"That's enough!" Icerova snapped. "He's a member of the team now. Get over it. And even if we don't sense trouble or sense it but not sure about it, we should be prepared to fight anyway." Then she formed a scimitar made of ice in her right hand.

As soon as she did that, a Stalfos lept out and brought its sword down upon Dogura; however, the Stalfos missed his intended target. Meanwhile, a Lizalfos also jumped down and drove its spear towards Firerova; the Lizalfos also missed. A scythe made out of fire erupted into life in the Gerudo's hand. The blade of fire swept through the Lizalfos, causing it plenty of damage, but the giant lizard was still on its feet.

OOC: Sorry for not putting the dice rolls, but I forgot to, and then I had forgotten what the rolls were. But I didn't cheat on them. And I swear I'm not picking on you, ZV. I rolled a d10 to see who they would attack, and Dogura and Firerova came up.

(((OOC: what are their stats?)))

As soon as he saw the stalfos, Pyre was on his feet. He went to Dogura's side. It would be easier to fight off the monsters in a team than seperate fighters. His daggers were in his hands. When the skeletal attacker missed its target, Pyre went on the offensive, hoping that his opponent would be off balance.

He stepped forward with his right foot, pivoting on it, and sweeping his blade outwards, across his body, aiming at the stalfos' side. He made the same arcing attack with his other blade at the same time. If the stalfos was going to block one dagger, hopefully the other would slip through its defences, and hurt it.

Pyre wasn't in the mood for fighting. It had been a long day, and he decided that the sooner this was over, the sooner they get to rest. He was going to strike fast and hard, and see if he could end it quickly without too many wounds afterwards.

OOC: Stats? What are those? XD

Seriously, though, I don't exactly feel the need to share the stats with you. Mostly because the DMs I know offline don't share this sort of info with my group. Don't worry, I'm not cheating. And you'll know when they're dead (or the magic reanimating the undead is gone). I'm sorry, but this is just my way of doing things.

Also, perhaps I should have mentioned this sooner, but not only is it not day (which actually should be obvious that it's evening from the first post), it is also autumn, so it wouldn't exactly be hot. Sorry for not saying that sooner. It is autumn now, and it's dusk for this particular topic.

IC:
Both of Pyre's attacks hit, causing gashes to appear in the bones of the Stalfos. The Stalfos turned his attention to the young Hylian and swept with his sword. The attack landed. (Pyralin now has 22 HP).

Icerova charges the Lizalfos. "Get away from my sister," she snarled as she slashes her sword of ice . The scimitar easily slices through the lizard's neck, disconnecting it from the rest of it's body.

Both Pyralin's successful attacks and the decapitation of his buddy made the Stalfos pull out a shield. He took on a defensive stance. (OOC: If you want to know the gists of what's going on stat-wise, you obviously have to roll higher with the d20 now. Rather, I have to roll higher for you.)

Dogura was instantly on his feet when the Stalfos had missed. "Damn!" Dogura shouted, drawing his sword. "Beast! I dare you to mess with us!" He drew his sword in a quick fluid like motion, and prepared to strike. The samurai had never been fond of the undead. He heard commotion going on behind him. A quick glance over his shoulder revealed Pyralin close by, and an attacking Lizafos. He focused back on the undead creature, and drew his dagger from underneath his armor.

He took off at what seemed like the speed of sound. He skidded behind the Stalfos, and lunched at it, bringing his sword down on it's skull, and his dagger up to slice the spine. He knew from his vast studies that the undeads power supply comes from either the back or the head. It was'nt the first time he had to deal with a Stalfos, and last time he saw a lizafos was right around this area with Blank, and there were a number of them. He would ever more connect the Mountains with lizafos.

OOC: You think you hit the Stalfos. Sorry, but his defense got a whole lot better with that shield of his.

IC:
The Stalfos easily turned around to face Dogura and blocked both of the Hylian's weapons with his shield. Firerova went in for an attack, but the Stalfos back flipped over her. He slashed at the Gerudo; a bright red line appeared across her shoulder blades (originally had 73 HP; now has 64). Angered that the Stalfos had attacked her sister, Icerova rushed forward to attack, but missed.

OOC: By the way, if you're not Chaotic and you missed your chance to join back in the first part of Draconic General, it's not too late to join yet.

Pyre saw how Dogura's attack was deflected, and a frown creased his brow. He didn't have much time to think of a plan, but a small idea had formed in his head. He began to draw the magical energy from his body, and into a small center. From there he started to shape, muttering softly.

It didn't take long to complete the spell, and soon the magical energy seemed to grow to a point where Pyre couldn't hold it any longer. He raised his hand, and let the magic flow into his arm, and then into his palm, and into the open air. [Elemental Burst L1] He hoped that though the stalfos had a powerful defense, the spell would damage it.

OOC: Most excellent, Pabru. I honestly wasn't expecting anyone to use magic. Well, technically, Icerova and Firerova were, but those were treated as physical attacks, but did magical damage since they were magical weapons. Kudos to you.

IC:
The ground began to shake slightly, and six pillars of earth shot out of the ground. Once they rose to a certain height, they slowed down instantly and began to arch. When all six columns of earth were aiming at the Stalfos, they resumed their previous speed, pounding the reanimated skeleton. A cloud of dust went up, and when it settles, the bones of the Stalfos was scattered everywhere.

Not long afterward, Rose returned, without the firewood she had went off to get. "Is everyone alright?" she asked.

"We're fine," Icerova replied. Then she saw that Pyralin was slightly hurt. "Or we will all be soon." She goes to her pack and pulls out a clear potion. She poured some on Pyre's and Firerova's wounds, healing them (OOC: All HP is back to normal). "A Phoenix Tear potion," she said out loud. "It heals all wounds and purges poison and other toxins."

Rose nodded. "I had that used on me when I first entered the army. Unfortunately, it was because my bastard of a general decided to stab me in the arm because I wasn't a proper lady and shut the hell up when he insulted me."

"Is that a squirrel on your shoulder?" Firerova asked, a disbelieving look on her face.