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The feathered apes spot you; those on the outer edge howl and throw stones while those closer to Keimia protect her with their scintillating, multihued bodies.

When a cloud partially obscures the moon, their feathers grow dull, and you see a notecard-sized piece of exposed flesh. You take your shot.

Keimia screams in pain! The apes charge, hurling stones, but in their distraction and surprise they miss you, and you run out of range.

You can't tell if Keimia is dead or just wounded, but there's a total and near-instantaneous collapse of morale. Ophidians douse the torches they intended to burn the warriors lodge with and vanish into the river; raiders stop their looting to flee pell-mell out of the village; even the Tyrant vanishes into the forest, roaring. You spot Keimia at the edge of the forest, wounded but alive. Then she vanishes into the darkness.

You have two shots left.

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