Slowly, the dust that had gathered in the air cleared and the archers saw that the old man who had the staff and the crystal was gone.
They panicked. A thin wrinkle of stress snaked it's way through Valerie's face.
"Show yourself coward."
Casara was the most scared of the three.
She wore a rigid face to hide this weakness, as she was experienced enough to understand, once an enemy smells or senses fear, he feeds on it like a ravenous dog.
"Operation sting!" Val cried.
The two archers ran vehemently towards Pamel and Pikoko. They left Kera to Jen's arrow eyes.
Jen grabbed her bow and arrow, trying to get a good target at Kera's head.
Val and Casara had straighthened their bows and it had interestingly transformed into a dreaded spear.
In one hands, Val had a dreadful spear,
