"I'd be delighted," Fel said, "to have a dance with either of you two lovely ladies. I also have some picts from the expedition, if you'd like to see those? A matter for later."
"Carefully!" Winterscale laughed, as Felidae lined up her shot. "Webbers, stasis caskets, and we still lost a few armsmen. Burnscour's a terrible place, but the creatures it breeds make some of the finest hunts in the expanse.Anika had heard rumors about what a Terrorax was capable of, 'I'm impressed Captain. However did you manage to get it off Burnscour alive?'
Then Felidae fired, and a high-pitched screech from the trees rattled their eardrums. It was quickly joined by an answering screech, and a flurry of movement amongst the foliage. Claws flashed and trees swayed as the monsters, dripping jaws open wide, swarmed up the branches towards the hovering skiffs. It was a good distance to the canopy, though, with nothing but air in between. There was no way for the creatures to reach them, was there?