[F04-SP] <<Training Your Friend>> Why Do You Keep Doing It Wrong?

[Astreya 0]

Gathering Check:
ID: #190787
LD: 8 (Failure!  1 Gatherer XP gained!)
 

The wolves seemed to be much more coordinated on their attack this time around, and so Astreya frowned slightly as she shifted her stance, readying the weapon against them.  "Okay Frosty, now's a good trial run and-" she began, when the bird immediately took flight as soon as it was implied that she'd be taking part in the combat itself.  

Astreya inhaled through her nose and then let out a long sigh.  "Okay.  On my own.  Got it," the woman growled under her breath before she pointed the weapon at the nearest one of the wolves.  "Okay you jerks.  I'm already in a bad mood, so if you want to get your heads smashed in then come on down," the girl called out, and it didn't take long for both of the Wolves to take the bait on that one as they began to pace around her, circling her from both sides and trying to find an opening.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Astreya

[Astreya 0]

Gathering Check:
ID: #190788
LD: 7 (Failure!  1 Gatherer XP gained!)
 

Whichever one was behind her was the one that was constantly creeping forward, until Astreya turned, shifting her weight back to the opposite foot as she opened up her stance to aggress on the one behind her.  It seemed that both of the wolves were a bit hesitant to just rush right in, and that was fine with her.  Astreya was patient and would wait for the proper opening to start her own attack.  The question was how patient the wolves were as well.

She shifted back to face the one in front of her... and at that note, began to stop her focus on the one behind.  Her Mitigation was high enough that she wasn't worried about what these wolves could do, and honestly, if one came at her then it'd deal with her Thorns too.  She was a tank- she needed to not be scared of a little bit of damage if it came her way.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Astreya

[Astreya 0]

Gathering Check:
ID: 190789
LD: 8 (Failure!  +1 Gatherer XP!)
 

And just like she had anticipated, the wolf that had been creeping closer from behind her suddenly lunged forward for her leg, likely attempting to hamstring her.  As its fangs bit down, the woman could feel the pressure from the bite, but all things considered with all of her mitigation, she had times where her leg was asleep that hurt more than that.  The wolf behind her also gave a yelp in pain as the Thorns hit, but Astreya took that time that caused the wolf in front of her to show some surprise  to lunge forward with her Sword Art.

This was a new one that she just learned and it had a lot more power behind it than the other ones she normally used.  "Take this!" she called out as she began to swing the blade multiple ways, slashing through the wolf and, in a single turn, managed to reduce it down to nothing but the sparkly data bits.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Astreya

[Astreya 0]

Gathering Check:
ID: 190790
LD: 6 (Failure!  1 Gatherer XP!)
 

"Frosty I hope you're sitting somewhere comfortable!" the woman called as she turned around on her heel, looking at the other wolf, which was now realizing that the young woman was not nearly the easy target that it had thought she was.  There was an uncertainty in its steps as it slinked to the side, as if trying to find a way to escape from her, and Astreya didn't bother to try and chase it down.  She was too high of a level right now to get loot off of these creatures.

Sheathing her blade, she merely stared at the wolf until it turned, fleeing from the combat and heading back into the forest.  She grunted, reaching back down to rub at her leg where the wolf had bitten her.  "Ugh.  Well at least that didn't go too badly," she murmured to herself before she looked around, curious where Frosty had ended up.  "I can't believe you just ditched me back there!" the girl called into the winter snow.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Astreya

[Astreya 0]

Actual Training Check: (DC: 3)
ID: #190791
CD: 8 (Success!  3/3 Trained!)

 

Astreya's shout was met with silence for a moment, before the sound of flapping wings steadily drew closer.  The young woman turned to see the Frost Vulture approaching, with something new clutched in its talons.  It seemed to be a shield, from what Astreya could tell from a distance, but she nonetheless held her hand out for the creature to deposit it.  

The vulture let out a caw sound, and dropped the shield down into her waiting hand, and Astreya exhaled slowly.  "Okay, okay.  You win.  Just run around and find things for me," Astreya spoke, sighing as she sheathed her blade once more.  It seemed like she didn't get a combat partner out of this, which was frustrating... but on the other hand, if Frosty was always finding her things, maybe she didn't need to go out of her way to find them?  That could be pretty helpful if nothing else.

"All right, you priss.  Let's go get some cake," the girl spoke, earning a caw of excitement from the bird as it settled in on her shoulder.

Edited April 26, 2021 by Astreya

[Astreya 0]

Wrap Up!

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EXP: 780
-- 300 (Quest Reward)
-- 480 (4000 eligible words of 4046 total)

Col: 400
-- 400 (1 Page Completed)

Materials: 9
-- 2 (#190496)
-- 2 (#190497)
-- 1 (#190515)
-- 1 (#190517)
-- 2 (#190783)
-- 1 (#190784)

Gatherer EXP: 37
-- 15 (3 Critical Success)
-- 9 (3 Regular Success)
-- 13 (13 Failures)

Quest Rewards:
-- <<Hunting Familiar>> Unlocked