I'm Going To Throw Up

The refugees underneath who found themselves drenched in blood quivered in fear, one of the beasts even falling back into his panic mania. It took Will's soothing words to calm it down.

"Phew, I guess escaping this way is a no-no." Diccon joked to lighten the stiff atmosphere around him.

His buddy Nicolet let out a hearty laugh, while the humanoid octopus Teriyaki was quick to assent with an audible sucking noise from his suckers. The elderly spearman Ingranus frowned comparatively, clutching his spear tightly.

'Jake, I can send one of my Shadow Wolves to scout around and figure out what happened.' Svara offered telepathically, as the head of a huge black wolf slowly emerged from her shadow.

'Don't.' Jake refused outright. 'We never intended to run away anyway and it would only waste your energy. We can reconsider that option if we want to leave later.