Chapter 536: The Hammer Stroke
Tala—having finally dealt with the scorpion who had been assigned as her target—took a moment to check in on everyone.
Meallain was doing her task, keeping the large hunting cat contained by forcing it to focus on her. Its odd coloration made it very easy to spot, as Tala had never seen another creature with quite the same blue and yellow stripes.
The elf had put numerous cuts through the creature’s hair and hide—assuming the uneven fur and lines of still-wet blood were a true indication—but none of the wounds remained.
Still, Meallain was no worse for wear, at least not from this fight. She still only had one arm, but she was moving with as much fluid grace as ever. She was not using magic, and Alat reported that the woman hadn’t even flexed her concept a single time—that they could detect—in the fight.
So, she’s still damaged, then. That makes sense, I suppose. It would have been… unexpected if the senior Eskau could have recovered from such soul-rending damage so quickly.
The arcane hunters had done a better job than Tala at containing their targets, but that was fine with her. She was more suited for destruction than containment if she were being honest.
Remind me to ask Master Grediv how to repair cells. I think there could be a lot of insights to be gathered from that process.
-Consider it noted.-
Thank you. She was glad to be able to put that out of her head and focus on the present dangers.
