The three quelliit circled menacingly around the herd of nikyaks. Tej was in the middle, bravely trying to shield his beloved herd from the monsters. Aliyah had her back to his, so that at least one of them had an eye on each quelliit at all times. Eteri, Aliyah’s drakern, was circling in the sky above. They were stuck in a stalemate right now, but it was clear the quelliit weren’t thinking of backing down.
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