Striding confidently alongside his brethren the dappled stallion refused to let his doubts cloud his vision. Today was a day that would change them all forever giving them a place to start over. Times had changed and with it so had his loyalties. The Edge had been a chance for him to start over with his family and make things alright again. Everything had been going well until the crazy moon goddess had lost her mind and started killing random targets. Today our battalion strides forward in unison with all of our heads held high prepared to show the rest of Helovia what they were made of. We would fight for our safety and we would do what needed to be done. Pushing away the lingering unease of attacking those he had once been loyal to, he set his mind on the task ahead. With the sun to their backs each of them moved silently into position awaiting the signal to invade. Taking a deep breath to settle his thoughts his mind focuses on strategies and plans of attack that might be useful sharing them with his partner.

Kiara stood patiently at his side eagerly scanning the landscape for anything out of the ordinary. The pair of them knew this place like the back of their hoof/paw. They had trained here, fought here and grown up here. They could move through the maze of boulders and ledges with ease giving them a slight advantage over the rest of their group who were not as familiar with the landscape. “Be careful and watch out for anything out of the ordinary.” He commented silently turning his silver eyes down to his bonded protectively. If anything happened to her he wouldn’t know what to do with himself. Despite their obvious differences in species (unicorn and tiger) they were practically one well oiled machine that should not be messed with. All their practice had been paying off and this was the time they could shine. If something should happen to wound his partner he would willingly put his own life on the line to save hers.

Standing alongside LAKOTA, AARON, ALYSANNE and THOR he could feel the excitement building all around them as tensions rose. They had been instructed to fall to the left of the main group so that they might be able to take out a larger chunk of the defences. Surely not much had changed in the months he had been gone, which left only the defenders standing between themselves and victory. Each of them were skilled fighters but he felt confident that they could be overpowered and outwitted. They two Praetors wouldn’t be too hard to take out considering they were either drunk or stoned on a constant basis. A little poke here, a well placed kick there and presto down goes the Falls! Well he could only hope that it would be that easy.

As the battle cries ring out all around them the dark stallion launches himself out of the shadows and into action with his faithful tiger hot on his heels. The soft clink of metal on metal reassures him that the three amulets are still woven into his thick mane in case they should ever be of use. The moment his hooves clash against the silver stone of the embankment a smirk crosses over his features. This is where he was meant to be, right in the center of the action fighting for his family. Silver orbs lock onto the first target that comes into view just as another of his comrades, AARON and his bonded, find the same target. The pristine hybrid was no stranger to the battlefield if he recalled correctly but she was going to fall today. As AARON rushes ELSA’S left a flash of flame surrounds her momentarily slowing his advance so they would not end up roasting along with the hybrid. As the flame subsides the grey pins his harks back against his skull as he propels himself forward lowering his head in the hopes of skewering ELSA’s right side or right wing with his deadly blade. Kiara positions herself alongside him only to launch herself with teeth and claws bared aiming to dig them into the right side of ELSA’s neck and shoulder.

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Summary:
Opening Attack:
Word Count: 731/800

Ciceron is approaching to the left of the main entrance with THOR, ALYSANNE, AARON, LAKOTA and his companion Kiara who is a white tiger. The sun is behind them at this point.

Staying to the thicker brush and shadows CICERON only launches himself forward when ARCHIBALD sounds the attack.

Slows his attack momentarily to observe AARON's attack on ELSA before continuing forward with his own. Aims to attack ELSA's right side or right wing by slicing it with his horn. Kiara (ciceron bonded) attacks alongside CICERON aiming to sink her teeth and claws into the right side of ELSA's neck and shoulder.

CICERON has on a sun, moon and earth amulet woven into his thick mane out of immediate view.

Ciceron talks
Ciceron thinks
Kiara speaks