"So, the hard way, it is then," Syraleth says, sounding almost affectionate, and snaps her fingers with a sharp, echoing snap~!
Hundreds of soldiers immediately rise up behind her in perfect, bone-chilling unison, armor clattering into place as spears, swords, shields, and bows all level as one.
She flaps her mighty wings once, launching skyward in a single powerful beat that flattens the grass for dozens of feet around her, the sudden gust tearing the cloaks off two hooded figures beside her and revealing twin kitsune sisters beneath, fox-ears pinned flat and tails rigid as both women lock into a single, perfectly synchronized incantation.
"You asked for this!" Syraleth crows down at them as she hovers high above the field, daringly delighted, before throwing her head back and screaming one single word into the reddening sky.
"ATTACK!"
