Com Exburna's Story

Kaylani moved through the forest quickly staying low to the ground and keeping her rifle in hand. She wasn't looking for any large game fore she still have to carry back whatever she killed. She spotted an elk and quickly ducked behind a tree. She definitely didn't want one of those. They might be nice for a large family but for one person it would just go to waste. “Move along...” She thought to herself as she watched the grazing creature slowly move away. Something scurried past her feet and she quickly looked down at a squirrel and slowly crouched down and watched the small animal clean itself. She carefully pulled out her knife as her head tilted to the side. She waited until the animal's eyes were closed and quickly plunged the knife into its body. She pulled a thin rope out of her bag and tied it around the small animal before looping it around the shoulder strap of the bag.

“Come out little animals...” She whispered as she held her hunting knife tightly at her side as she moved through the forest as stealthily as a human could. She ducked low when she saw a dragon over head and quickly changed direction staying close to the outskirts and not going too deep into the forest.

She didn't know that another town had been attacked by a dragon and that she probably should be retreating back to her own very well protected town. She rounded a tree and spotted another man hunting, she assumed. Maybe he hadn't seen her. She touched her mask before taking a heavy breath and moving away from the other spotting a large raptor in one of the trees above. “Jackpot,” She grabbed her rifle and took aim, “You're gonna keep me fed for a long time,” She pulled the trigger and the winged beast fell to the forest floor causing leave and feathers to scatter. She quickly ran over to her kill and snapped its neck just to make sure that it was truly dead before tying its legs together and attaching it to the shoulder strap of her bag. She had enough to last her.

Quickly running back to the outskirts of town she saw the panic at the river's edge. “What happened?” She asked a man that scanned the sky. He told her of the fire dragon that had attacked the other village. “How many survivors?” She asked and watched the man shrug.

“That new village near the mountains was also hit but by a thunder dragon,” The man spoke quickly before calling to some of the guards, “You'd better head back to town.” He warned before walking over to the heavily armed men. Kaylani took a breath and walked over to the river.

“What's going on guys?” She spoke to the clear water hoping that the water dragons would be of help. As if they cared if another village was burned down or not. “Be careful... stay in the water, 'kay?” She said softly as she glanced over at a woman marching with the troops. Her head tilted a bit as she saw her inquire about the commotion. “What are you guys gonna do?” She asked softly as she approached the two walking just behind them. She wasn't quite ready to head back to town yet. She adjusted her bag letting the dead animals bump her leg slightly. “Gonna go help the survivors?” She asked a bit louder as she tried to keep up with them.