"She's playing the victim," Don said finally.
"Completely," Kira agreed.
Little Chili had stopped hammering. She was just staring.
The trick actually worked.
When the advancing players caught sight of the slender, beautiful, apparently terrified girl sprinting toward them with a monster in pursuit, their eyes went wide and their instincts kicked in before their brains could ask questions.
A seemingly upright high-ranking mage raised his staff and bellowed, "Brothers, this is the boss we've been looking for!"
In an instant, azure ice arrows, blazing fireballs, and a hail of crossbow bolts hurtled toward Nightmare Wings, striking it in rapid succession. The boss shuddered, and its aggro locked onto a notorious ID floating above one of the charging players.
Debtborn.
The team pouring out of the village was War Fire.
