Fae wood, right. That made sense. If they couldn't burn the ground they could burn the Kelpie with his bombs. Though they had a limited supply, the magic of the fae coursed through each strip which made it flexible yet rigid, sustainable yet volatile. It would protect them so long as they managed to position themselves correctly.
Let us go.
We won't disappoint you!
We'll kill him!
The cerberus wagged their tail with vigor as they darted over to fetch the wood and attempted to fling it toward the sea monster. Unfortunately Ben had the foresight to grab it away from the trio.
Human what are you doing?
Leave us be!
We will kill you!
"Kill me all you want but the fight will be lost if you all die," Ben hissed as he slung another bomb at the Kelpie.
It hit the monster's eye in conjunction with one of Dae's knives much to everyone's satisfaction, but the blast radius was a tad too close to the siren rider. They were quickly realizing that while the fae wood explosives were effective they were coming at the risk of Dae and Aquarian's lives. Ben didn't want any rider's blood on his hands but given the nature of their fight he wasn't sure how to proceed. Did he want to kill one to save the many? Would this blast be enough to kill the Kelpie in the first place?
He turned toward Alashe who was on the other side of the fight. They didn't have much of a chance to save him, even less if Alashe became too focused on taking down the beast but it was worth a shot. Using one of the more flexible twigs, he bundled several bombs together before turning to the Melgrove woman. They only had one shot.
"Be ready to pull him," he whispered to Orpheus.
The Cerberus grudgingly nodded as it grabbed the boomerang and tossed the roped object toward the duo. Though they held onto one end of the rope, the boomerang managed to catch onto the ground near the Kelpie.
"We're not letting you die so easily."