Chapter 498: Something to See
Tala walked up the escarpment, the more theoretically minded Talons standing beside Master Simon, Adrill, and Brandon well back from the edge, the latter two chief among the research oriented Talons. She did so in her full armor—hidden, of course, by her through spike. It was just after noon, and Rane walked a little behind her, Terry on his shoulder for the moment.
They both wanted to be close, but not too close given the nature of the magics involved.
Lyn stood back a ways, realizing that she was likely the least resilient magic user present. Still, she had a slate in hand and a gleam of curiosity in her eyes. Aside from being the most in danger, she was also the one with the least reason to actually be there, so she was doing her best to not make waves or really draw any attention to herself.
Even so, Ron stood just behind Lyn’s right shoulder, and Tala thought he looked ready to jump in the way at need. That would probably keep her safe, actually.
-Yeah, their magics are directly counter to the magics we're going to use, here. Theirs will be the most resilient to this attack of any magical defenses, at least in theory.-
While maintaining his perch atop Rane’s shoulder, the terror bird was practically dancing from foot to foot. He knew what this experiment meant to her more viscerally than most. This breath attack would be allowed in any formal clash with The Pack.
And beside that formality, it was something that was wholly hers.
It was power that was fully her own, and power it was… at least she hoped it would be.
With that in mind, she’d had Alat give polite notifications to the various advanced Archons in the area. She didn’t want misunderstandings to occur, nor did she want to accidentally ruin an experiment somewhere, or do something similarly disruptive or destructive.