The Princess and The Dragon

Cecete was used to being the tricky one, not the tricked. Her powers enabled her to be deceptive and creative with her attacks. She felt Alex's hand gripping onto hers tightly and gave him a mildly concerned glance. This time it was concern for him and not for the situation. Her eyes gave her boyfriend a throughout scan. Okay, he was merely on alert. No issues detected. The harpy princess slightly relaxed. She trusted her mate fully. He was a great leader and a trustworthy companion. She couldn't have asked for anything more. What she could ask for was for trees to not Evil Dead her butt.

Trees around them were popping in and out of existence. After seeing one perform this, she didn't freak out as much at the subsequent times. However, she did have her concerns. Was this an illusion, or were trees really moving around at random? It was hard to say, but at least she shared this illusion with Alex. It'd be awkward to explain the situation to him if he couldn't see it. The way the trees did this was as if they were in a horror movie and aware of it. They kept changing when the group's focus shifted. Finally one tree decided it was time to make a move.

A branch reached out and grabbed Cecete's ankle. It tried ripping her away from Alex. Another branch slid further up; it aimed at her upper thigh. With one hand still free, she pulled out one of her fans and batted the longer branch away. She swung in a small arc to sever the branch on her ankle. Suddenly more branches shot out from Alex's direction. For whatever reason, the trees were trying to grapple the blonde woman first and attempted to shove her companions towards the other trees. In a split second decision, she let go of Alex's hand to pull out the other fan. One branch ripped past that hand and lightly cut her. Blood dripped from the wound as she fought against the attempted captors.

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Cecete was no slouch herself; she beat back the branches in the other direction with her fans. She kept the evil trees away; she was not about to get violated by sentient wood. Thankfully Alex was there to cover her; without partners, she might have been overwhelmed by the sheer volume of branches. Then who knows what would have happened to her? Whatever they were planning on doing with the woman definitely wasn't innocent. No "innocent" sentient trees would go for her legs and attempt to caress her thighs. Just the thought brought a shiver to Cecete's spine. She regretted using the magic of Google sometimes.

"I will."

She gave her lover a well-deserved kiss. She noticed his eyes; he definitely was not fond of these beings. He was so protective of her, and she loved it. He was a strong warrior and a sweetheart. This was her moment to swoon over him. Then evil laughter caused her to tremble for a second because she wasn't expecting it. Her hand grasped tightly onto Alex's top as her head turned to identify the source. However, she saw no one. Someone was clearly messing with the trio right now, and it was far from funny.

"I do not like this. Someone is toying with us."

Now was the time to definitely keep her guard up. She reluctantly stepped away from him and gazed forward. She continued onward with her fans. The fans notably seemed a bit beaten but still usable. Examination of them told her just as much. She lightly mumbled under her breath. Meanwhile her clothes sustained small rips from the fight earlier. She could use some new items.

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