[Iron League] The Wrath of the Elements

[Flamebird]

Trailing a small ways behind her good friend, Felicity Rhyolite smirked. Pulling her elkan round shield off her back, the redheaded half-neanderthal spoke in her odd lisp, "Is it a little cool here? This has nothing on Eiskalt! It's so cute."

Pulling the collar her green magim leather jacket, the teen stepped next to her brunette friend with a cheery disposition. The older fighter sighed, "It's a battle, not a sightseeing experience." Despite the seriousness in her eyes, Felicity did notice a small, fond smile. "Didn't we get enough sightseeing experience from that time in the ruins of Raiaera?"

Felicity chuckled, "You mean when we made it to the top of that fortress and ran into the undead?" She rolled her eyes, "That was fun!" She was being sarcastic now.

They both chuckled as Felicity drew her delyn arming sword, tip lowered to the rocky ground. There really was nothing here but rugged, flat rock with one or two lone boulders. It was a bright, sunny day with zero clouds in sight. As the weak autumn sun caused the rock to go hot, the cold breeze still prevailed. The teen's smile faded as she watched her stoic, vigilant friend. "We're fighting a member of the league, right?"

"Yes," Ashla nodded as she observed her bland surroundings, "We face a single opponent." Ashla smiled at the redhead, reaching out and putting her hand on the girl's shoulder, "I brought you along because we're a good team."

Felicity smirked, "Two on one? Hardly a fair fight."

"The world is not fair, Felicity." Ashla's smile faded; as did Felicity's, "We both know this well..."

Oh, Ashla. Always the spoiler sport...

As Ashla let go and lowered her hand, Felicity fell into a serious silence. As they looked straight ahead, they waited on the massive rock terrain for whoever their opponent was…