[Liem watches from an respectful distance as Quetz hurls the boulder around and flings it directly at the dragon-sized bird peering down at them, shooting the rock right at its feathery breast. The thump of impact is audible even above the squawking cry the bird releases as it flaps hurriedly away — but it still hasn’t left, so clearly the missile didn’t do any real damage.]
Hm.
[Drawing nearer to Quetz, out from under the shadow of the sunstone, he stops next to her, and for a moment her infectious energy almost tempts him into joining her in an attempt to intimidate the bird into leaving. Her throw was very impressive! Surely the bird is still feeling the sting, at least.
But he doesn’t think a couple people their size is going to frighten off that bird just by yelling and waving their arms. If they don’t keep up the pressure, it’s just going to get bold again. They need to add a “two” to their one-two punch.
So Liem advances a little further, gesturing with one hand, and when he incants a rapid prayer — the huge bird convulses as if struck, and flaps away even further, its wingbeats clumsy and off-kilter. Though he keeps a wary eye on it as it takes to the air, it seems to be in full retreat. He sounds pleasantly surprised when he says,]
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Hm.
[Drawing nearer to Quetz, out from under the shadow of the sunstone, he stops next to her, and for a moment her infectious energy almost tempts him into joining her in an attempt to intimidate the bird into leaving. Her throw was very impressive! Surely the bird is still feeling the sting, at least.
But he doesn’t think a couple people their size is going to frighten off that bird just by yelling and waving their arms. If they don’t keep up the pressure, it’s just going to get bold again. They need to add a “two” to their one-two punch.
So Liem advances a little further, gesturing with one hand, and when he incants a rapid prayer — the huge bird convulses as if struck, and flaps away even further, its wingbeats clumsy and off-kilter. Though he keeps a wary eye on it as it takes to the air, it seems to be in full retreat. He sounds pleasantly surprised when he says,]
Ah — we actually did it.