Thread: War and Greed (Javorcek x ClearSight)

All she could do was ignore everything about Danika and focus on her job, which was to follow orders and be prepared to fight. It wasn't easy with every fiber of her being wanting to be with Danika, which made it quite clear to a lot of those in her squad that something was wrong. Usually, even in the most serious of situations Myra would be grinning from ear to ear telling stories or making jokes, keeping the spirits of her men light and having her eyes shine with the desire to do battle. This time she was solemn, if anything a bit pouty, and not nearly as cute as she would normally be, her entire aura exuding a hint of the rage lingering within. It was enough to make some people worried, thinking that maybe they were about to go in to a battle that even made their captain nervous, though Delia had a feeling it was something else, and furrowed her brow as she looked at Myra. She gained the vice-captains attention after a moment and Myra looked over, forcing a grin before winking to her and continuing the march, mind quickly drifting back to her own worries. No war was as fucking oppressive as the rejection throw at her by Danika, and as an alpha Myra had some pride, which was making it troublesome. She wanted to look over, to beg with her eyes, to try and approach the princess again, but if the results were the same, which they probably would be, she would be heartbroken. In the end she didn't dare do so before they won their first battle and set up some sort of foothold camp, she couldn't be distracted in battle. --- Talia had an angry expression on her face as she listened to the generals plan for the ambush, her helmet protecting her from being caught but even with it on there was a sense of hatred pouring out of her. The plan had been suicide for most of the squads, relying on countless meaningless diversions for a main force to break through and attempt to 'take the head of the snake'. It sounded well and good but the main force was made up of only a few mage knights and the general mixed with a few hundred regular soldiers. She had a feeling the man was disregarding the strength of the wolf main army, and even more the elites that would protect the leader of theirs. Even Talia didn't have faith she could break through with proper soldiers, much less the rabble they planned on attacking in. Yet even with the stupidity of the plan it went forward, leaving Talia to sneer and stomp back to her soldiers, preparing them to march to their deaths... Otherwise it was pointless, it wasn't like they could flee, where would they go? She felt helpless, not only for her soldiers but for herself, unable to think of a way this upcoming battle would end with her still breathing. --- It had all happened in a flash, Talia and the rest of the unit had rushed in at the same time as the diversionary troops, cutting right through the back of the enemy formation and approaching the heart of the group, right towards the cluster of officers. The general had been smug, but before they even made it to the center he was cut down by a scary arrow, one that pierced through the cracks between multiple people and lodged in the leaders throat. Little did she know it was an elven archer, and that the elf, after taking down the commanding officer, had walked away without a word, leaving the rest to the wolves. It had served its purpose, as without direct leadership the less experienced troops panicked and forgot about their mission, fighting for their lives or instantly attempting to surrender. Talia was not one of those and made it towards the center with nearly fifty others, blade drawn as she leapt from her horse and nearly cut an unsuspecting soldier in half, blade glowing with a purple energy. Mage knight! several soldiers cried out, watching as she turned and with a wave of her hand sent another soldier flying, some unseen force launching him through the air and smashing him to the ground. Before he landed she had already moved, impressive speed launching her in the direction of what seemed to be the commander, as the guards were more tightly clustered. If she was going to die it might as well be trying to take out the leader. What Talia hadn't expected was the skill level as she neared the person in charge, each soldier stronger than the last and she had to slow, even some of her troops getting to the inner circle first, including another mage knight. She could only watch with horror as the man's frightening fire magic launched out and was immediately countered by a young wolf who seemed to know how to fight magic, some quick wolf with two swords grabbing a shield and launching it into the ball of fire and causing the explosion to be away from the high value target, keeping the leader and officers safe from the inferno that had been coming for them. Worse, the second the fireball dispersed the same soldier had launched forward and with a few lightning fast strikes had decapitated the mage knight, effortlessly dispatching the man once in close combat range. This woman was Myra, and she was fearsome to see in battle, even causing Talia to lose a step, though it didn't last long. The young mage knight launched herself forward, taking advantage of a seemingly powerful guard being occupied to make her move, hand stretching out as she ran and the mysterious invisible energy smashing two guards aside, each unable to understand what happened, but looks of horror soon stretched on their faces as Talia slashed forward towards none other than Danika. Clang the sound made her eyes go wide under the helmet and she looked to see the same guard that killed the other knight snarling at her, both swords blocking hers. Unfortunately her blades weren't mithril and with a smirk Talia used her magic to slide through the metal and down into the wolf's shoulder. No matter her skill magic was superior. A howl of pain and anger escaped Myra's lips as the magic blade sunk into her flesh and bone, a numb feeling in her left arm as it went limp, unable to move. All she could do was snarl and kick out, sending the mage flying back and turning with fierce eyes at the rest of the protective detail, an authoritative, Do your fucking job! ringing out before they watched in horror as the same unseen force from early sent Myra flying and smashing against the ground, knocking her unconscious. Once again Talia charged forward, but this time her face was revealed, the blow sending her helmet flying. Underneath the armor she was rather... Adorable. She had lovely dignified features and strands of dark hair put up in a bun, but more than that bewitching violet eyes, the color unusual and intoxicating. Both orbs narrowed as she went for Danika, not knowing whether the leader would be capable or not, but knowing she only had the last chance as the injured officer had seemed to snap the other wolves out of their stupor and they would descend upon her if she didn't finish her mission quickly, and dying for nothing wasn't acceptable.