Katniss offers Noctiilucent a soft smile as the mare comes to stand beside her. She is happy that there are so many familiar faces gathered. It increases their luck at keeping the relic from any other unworthy opponents. Isra will know what to do with the relic. It will be Isra’s decision what happens when she brings the relic home. But until that time, Katniss is determined to fight to the death to ensure the safety of her court.
She hears the words of her herd mate and she sigh softly. “No, I have not seen her. Perhaps she will come. Perhaps.” Although, if Isra has not made her appearance yet, then she is more than likely not coming. If that is the case, then there is even more weight on the Champion of Battle’s shoulders. She would have to bring home the win. She had to.
It was her second words that had her looking over at the mare with a knowing glance. Noctii was right. There was no way this relic would simply be given away. There would be something they must do, something they must fight. “Perhaps it is a trap.” But even knowing this, Katniss knows that she must make her move.
As the others lurch forward, so does she. She allows her large draft hooves to pound the surface of the sand, drawing her closer to the relic with each step she took. But then the ground is shaking and she is slowing. Trees and sand transform themselves into a large snake, something far larger than she has ever seen before.
At first she halts, unsure of what she should do. That beast, if venomous, could easily kill them all. If not venomous, one wrap and squeeze in her giant coils of body would leave each of them dead and broken, unrecognizable as equine. It takes Katniss a moment to think, but she knows she must help to protect the other Night Court citizens that are here doing the exact same thing that she is doing. And if this snake is to take her life, she hopes it will not be in vain. And so with a deep breath, she prepares her magic, hardening the bones of her body and of her teeth. She has to try and put on some protective armor if she cannot have her custom armor here and ready.
Katniss chooses Option One.
@Noctiilucent for the mention
