Dryac landed in a similar way to before, spinning his leg as he raised to his ful height, allowing small bladesof biotic energy form down his fingers, flinging all ten at once at Tempest, aiming for both torso and legs, forming lot after lot and hurtling them, causing loud cheers from the crowd, both for Dryac and Tempest, they had never seen their general pushed this far, this was always his last resort, as he just didn't like messy attacks like throwing knives.

He smiled an awkward smile, a slight bead of sweat dropping off his fingers, steaming away as it his the now warm earth, the energy emitting from hs body heating the erath and even beginning to evaporate the ice that Tempest had caused, "Time for me to finish this I think..."  The Troops were cheering, punching the air, each one delighted to see a real fight, rather than the cr.ap they had gone through at the Biotic camp.

Tempest back flipped herself up onto the ice slope shakily. The blades had caught her hands so they where now covered in several small gashes. She watched as Dryac landed and as the crowd cheered. standing in the now melting slope, she was at eye level with Dryac. His heat emitting body melting the ice that she had formed. This was obviously not a good tactic. she transformed the ice back to its liquid state as she heard him say a few words.

Tempest, smirked, instead of giving the crowed what they wanted to see, Dryac thrashing the elf girl, she backed off tilting her her head and bowing before him. "That was a very exhilarating fight i as.sure you." She smiled, wary of a few ticked off camp members  amongst some others still shouting words for Him to finish her off and others booing her for quitting in some form or manner. Tempest stood up straight. "You are looking rather hot their, Dryac is it? allow me to cool you down." she said, before dropping a small orb of water from the evaporated liquid over his head. She was ready for any penalty or abuse from any of the troops, that was the most fun she had had in ages.

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Lilith smiled placing her hand where his cheek would have been under his cloak. "Well i will have to find something to do then, wont I?" she giggled, gazing into his deep eyes.

Xaphan returned the gaze, taking the touch on the cheek as an incentive to take the hood down, so he did so, before placing his hand on her cheek, leaning forward and kissing her gently.

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Dryac continued to look down, his head and shoulder saturated, he remained stood in the same, stationary position for a few long, exaggerated moments, before breaking into a chuckle. "Now that was fun. But, as you may have guessed, for every embarrasment, there's a penalty."  Dryac ran, performing a leg sweep as fast as he could, sweeping his leg directly towards her shins rather than knees, not wanting to break anything with the force.

Dryac had enjoyed every moment of the fight, and he was actually grateful of the water in a way, but the embarr*censored*ment was still present in his gut, therefore he had to pay her back in kind.

Tempest now lay on the floor with her eyes closed. She listened to a few whoop's of laughter before laughing herself. Her feet where covered in mud as well as her back, and she had gashes in her hands that where now dripping with blood, however Tempest didn't care.

As the troops dispersed, Tempest clambered to her feet walking across to where she initially stood gathering the soles of her sandals and her bag before heading over to what looked like the remains of a bench.

"I am guessing that there are few elf's here then?" She asked, removing an Aloe Vera pot plant from her bag. She broke away one of the leaves at the base of the plant whilst her developed hearing heard some humans ask about the strange looking thing. She washed her hands in the Aloe extract flinching at the sting, before binding her hands in the leather straps that where once the sandals.

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Lamina looked at the clear sky before seeing a shower of pins shatter in the air. "that's different." she stated bluntly, overlooking the ice as it liquefied. this was soon followed by cheers then after that laughter. "I wonder who this new recruit is battling?" She asked Sumnor, sensing that it was Dryac beyond the buildings and tents.

Dyrac washed his hands in water, rubbing his face and drinking a mouthful, cooling down completely before talking to Tempest, "There are few... Xaphan, you'd like him, he's hot-headed as well... Sumnor's new adopted child is an elf... there are one or two mroe dotted around the camp, only really Xaphan is a nice guy, he's really cool to talk to< he can think of topics that keep you enthralled in the conversation for hours, just met a new girl as well, I think, lucky dog."

Dryac used to be good friends with Xaphan, but with him going into spy work they had fell out of touch, he made a mental note to get to know him again. filling his canteen with water before turning back to Tempest, "I have a spare bunk in my tent, anyone who can fight like that deserves to sleep in one of the best tents." Dryac brushed his long, shoulder-blade length hair back and straightening it as much as possible.

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Sumnor smiled and chuckled slightly, "It's Dryac, I can sense his mental patterns... he's not battle ready, but he rarely is, and he never needs to be, he can fight anytime."  Sumnor laughed slightly, before grabbing Lamina's hand andguiding her through to the scene, pushing through the crowd, careful not to lose hold of lamina in the crush. As they broke the front, he laughed loudly, letting Lamina loose, "I see you got started with the new recruit quickly."

Tempest glared at the hot headed remark before shrugging it off. "thanks for the offer, but i'd prefer to sleep outside." she replied still bathing her hands in the aloe juice. Tempest had taken A liking to sleeping outside. Over her journey that had taken her little over three years she had to adapt to the outside world, more-so from when she lived in the village. Although, it was also because Of her strong Elfen ancestry, it was only natural for her to be one with nature.

Tempest glanced at the human who she had bowed to earlier. There was another human standing beside the male, this one was a female. Tempest studied her,feeling her energy patters. New-race. That was what she seemed to have originally been. However, like many of the other members of the splinter, she seemed human by eye. 

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Lamina smiled at the Elf girl. she was short in stature, rather muscular, but not over powering so it looks unnatural. In some ways, she reminded her of herself, in others, they where complete opposites.

Dryac laughed and clapped his friend on the shoulder, "I thought I may as well, she seemed hot-headed, she was about to pick a fight with a troop, she'd of shredded them." Sumnor chortled slightly, before putting his arm across the shoulders of Dryac and Lamina and beginning to walk with the two, "So what have we got on this day?"

((Brain dead this morning...))

"Humans." Tempest muttered, as she watched the trio leave. "So unusual." Tempest gathered up her gear, leaving the flats on the ground next to the water butt. the ground underneath her feet felt much better anyway. She looked around listening into several conversations as she p*censored*ed the people who spoke as she headed towards what smelled like a food hall.

Tempest was correct. The room was filled with different clusters of people, All of which seemed to be human. She turned her head sensing a strange bionic patter to see a blue skinned elfen man gazing at a human. Their table was particularly empty. She could tell they where not welcomed like others. "So imposter, what are you supposed to be?" she said cockily, directing the comment at Xaphan. she could tell he was no real elf. She slung her bag onto the bench before hopping up onto the table, her legs crossed still having reminiscence of the muddy battle she had just encountered.

Xaphan looked up at the girl who had jumped up onto the table he was sat at, his top lip raising in a snarl, "I am a person who wants to be left alone with the one he may love, and I am no imposter, the high elves themselves transformed me from my human self when I was young."

He eyed her suspiciously, his right hand already holding the blade of his short sword, knwoing she wouldn't expecct a melee attack from a biotic elf, "And besides, an elf should know when somebody hsa been amde into a true elf... imposter."  Xaphan was beginning to enjoy this, it had been a while since he had tried to purposely rile somebody.

Tempest Leant back, her hands gripping the table ledge, " Me? imposter. I doubt it, after i had to do all that paper work to get here, and then battling Dryac. Oh and I was born Elf, not like you." She sniggered, "You may Posses the form and biotic abilities of an elf, but your soul remains human."

Tempest smirked, her fingers curled underneath the table where now pulsing with biotic energy, If Dryac was telling the truth, Xaphan would be getting wound up by this, just as if someone was commentating on her stature. She had just gotten out of a battle that had drained her of alot of biotic energy. That was her downfall. After releasing so much energy into the water she could never restore the energy fast enough. In any case, she was ready to counter attack anything that came at her.

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Lamina looked to the two men, first to Dryac, then to Sumnor. Both great friends, despite seeing Dryac only on rare occasions. "So, the new girl seems, erm, nice?" she chuckled knowing that was the wrong choice of words. "Where is she from? you can tell by her dialect she isn't from around here."

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Lilith blushed when she heard Xaphan say love, but at the same time, quite startled to see the elf girl in front of them both. 

Xaphan gave up trying to argue with the simple girl, throwing a kick at her face, whilst drawing the short blade, filling it with biotic energy, moving it so it would point directly at her mouth if the manouvre went according to plan, "Still your most slanderous tongue 'fore I cut it out and use it instead of toilet paper." Xaphan was chuckling inside, he always had been able to make himself chuckle.

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Sumnor allowed his arms ot drop back down to his sides, walking with hsi two friends, Dryac laughed slightly before replying, "She could never be described as nice, and if my words were corectly used ot manipulate the little girl, she should now be having her behind handed ot her by Xaphan."

Sumnor hopped twice, moving each side to the front each time, "Well, today's been so fun, what are we doing next? I say we hunt something... don't know what, that's your department, but we need to practise hunting, this war will only get worse before it get's better." 

Tempest remained seated on the table top as she cocked her head to avoid the kick but failed as it glanced over her jaw removing some skin. As she moved her head she saw the blade heading towards her. She shot at stream of water formed from the humid air in the tent straight up freezing it as it came into contact with the blade preventing it from reaching her face. 

Tempest hopped off the table whilst the swords blade remained in the biotic ice. luckily for her, the properties where grater than normal so it did not shatter straight away. she made a gesture with her hands of apology, revealing the cuts on her hands from her battle with Dryac. She attempted to smile, but winced as the pain from her now dislocated jaw shot through her. "His kick was stronger than I thought." she said to her self under flickering eye lids. 

Tempest gripped her jaw line frowning at Xaphan before closing her eyes. She inhaled before snapping her jaw back into place, flinching as the pain ran through her again.

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Lilith watched as the Girl attempted to divert the attack from Xaphan. She stood up leaning over and gripping Xaphan's arm as a signal to not go for her again. "I think she is hurt." she said quietly, knowing she probably deserved it, but not wanting to see more violence after the m*censored*acre the day before. 

Xaphan smiled as he felt boot hit jaw, the click rather satisfying after the trade of insults just moments before, frowning as his blade met only ice, "Now that's just a cheap party trick." He ragged the blade from the ice, stopping himself from going again as he felt a hand on his arm, turning to question the one to stop him, he smiled at Lilith's face, "Well that is what I was going for... but okay, I'll hold it."

((Couldn't really post more than that, not much to go on, lol.))

((heh, sorry.))

"Huh, yea, it may be cheap, but it works." she said with a smile, rotating her neck. Tempest slung her bag over her shoulder. She looked a state. She stuck her finger inside her mouth and removed a now loose molar tooth. Tempest spat on the floor before wiping the blood from her lips. She rested the tooth in her still bandaged hand before putting her out infront of her as a gesture of greeting. "Tempest Ventus." She said with a now red jaw. 

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"if we where going to hunt something, i say it should be on the western border." she said looking over too the vast forest that shrouded the base of the mountain rage several hundred miles away. "If we took some of the younger troops they could practice battling against a Bear-Frog round the marshes. they are hard to catch, hard to defeat, and the meat they give is delicious." 

Xaphan wiped his blade clean on his robes, before sheathing it again, removing his hood adn his face mask, "As you can see I'm no imposter." He smiled as he concentrated, unfolding his long ears, before taking her hand and gently shaking it, "I'm Xaphan, and I'm mroe new race, I use both methods of combat, you should judge an opponent appropriately before using only biotic attacks." Xaphan smiled, stopping himself coaching before he got to know her.

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Sumnor nodded to Lamina, before clapping his hands three times slowly, gathering a dozen troops, "Follow us.... we're going on a hunt."  Sumnor fell into a heavy sprint, faster than most people could move, using biotic energies to fuel his never ceasing legs, Dryac matching pace, chuckling slightly at the way h'd just pulled twelve random troops up.