That Istredd sounds out of breath gets a sharp but momentary look of concern sent the mage's way and with it the fleeting thought of friends from home worn out from overuse of magic, but - now isn't the time
It takes but a second to make a decision: if the Ceknias won't go to Nanaue, then it's time to herd them that way. Back to his bow and arrow it is since there's less room to move on horseback and each swing of his sword will require more calculation than it's worth. Instead he takes aim, this time to (mostly) intentionally miss the creatures but with the arrows singing a silent warning to them to move.
The confusion Istredd's cast on them helps as they scramble away from the arrows to let Nanaue approach ever closer and take ever more bites with fearsomely sharp teeth. Their numbers are considerably less than those initial glowing eyes peering out at them, and the momentum's changed to be in their favor. "Give it everything you've got!" To who he's calling out to - all three of them, really, as he changes to swift shots meant to kill.
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It takes but a second to make a decision: if the Ceknias won't go to Nanaue, then it's time to herd them that way. Back to his bow and arrow it is since there's less room to move on horseback and each swing of his sword will require more calculation than it's worth. Instead he takes aim, this time to (mostly) intentionally miss the creatures but with the arrows singing a silent warning to them to move.
The confusion Istredd's cast on them helps as they scramble away from the arrows to let Nanaue approach ever closer and take ever more bites with fearsomely sharp teeth. Their numbers are considerably less than those initial glowing eyes peering out at them, and the momentum's changed to be in their favor. "Give it everything you've got!" To who he's calling out to - all three of them, really, as he changes to swift shots meant to kill.