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Magnum is in the picture.

Lorelie lay still as a winged woman dove from the trees, and knocked the leader off of his horse. The men in the group shouted and began firing arrows at the harpy. In her surprise, Lorelie loosened her grip on Ronyo. With that opportunity, the fox ran out into the chaos, biting men on their legs and giving the winged creature a chance to attack.

Barging out of the trees, Lorelie swung her sword, cutting a hunter across his chest. Grabbing her bow, she ignored the pain in her arm as she fired arrow after arrow with incredible speed and accuracy.

When the dragon-rider was surrounded by hunters, she had two choices. She could either use her magic and reveal herself, or wait for the harpy to help her. Fortunately the first option didn't get used, as the winged creature landed behind her.

Back-to-back fighting was their only choice, as the harpy could possibly get shot down when she flew. Lorelie fired an arrow, watching it hit a man in his shoulder. The harpy flared her wings out, giving Lorelie the space she needed to press their backs together.

"Name's Lorelie" the ginger said, throwing a dagger at a foolish man, said man was running towards her.

"I'm Tyvyana" the harpy replied.

When the circle of hunters had diminished, and most men ran off like cowards. Tyvyana turned to Lorelie, they stared at each other for a while. Suddenly the dragon-rider bolted past her newly made friend, scooping up Ronyo on the way.

When the little fox was safely perched on her shoulders, Lorelie gripped the chest-strap of the horse and swung herself onto the gelding. He didn't seem surprised at all, surprising the half-nightgale when he began to run without a command from her.

Before they were even half-way-away from the scene, Tyvyana landed in front of her, causing Lorelie to pull hard on the leather reins. And that, caused the horse to rear, which made Ronyo roll off of it.

"Where do you think your going?" The harpy asked.

Lorelie raised an eyebrow, "if you must know, I'm on my to find my dragon"

Tyvyana smiled, "good luck, if you find a red dragon called Mori. Say hi, for me" Lorelie nodded, and watched as her friend flew off. She picked Ronyo up and kicked the horse in his gut. He gave her an annoyed look, stomping his foot on the ground and not moving.

"If you already have a name, I'm sorry to say your getting a new one" the ginger mumbled, thinking hard.

"How do you like, Magnum?" The horses ears perked up immediately, and he whinnied in agreement before trotting ahead.

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