Bonfires and Dancing [Social/Open]

The sneer on Ayero’s face quickly turned to surprise as the leopard man swung a heavy fist at her face. It was almost as if the woman expected the drunk Imuchakk to not respond violently to her uncalled for insults. As Ilirran’s assault neared its target, Lexiara unexpectedly intervened and subsequently received the blow to the head. Gawking at the large man for a moment, Ayero turns her head to see that Lexiara had landed some feet away, thankfully conscious and being tended to by Diego.

”You….what is your problem?! Attacking little girls during a party?! DO YOU HAVE NO SHAME?!” The inebriated woman thunders while jabbing an irritated finger in the direction of the man’s face. ”I’ll teach you to pick on her…” The Fanalis woman growls through clenched teeth and charges at the Imuchakk, leaping into the air with her arm outstretched, fist balled and aimed towards his leopard face.

Ilirran was sure his punch would strike the Fanalis woman, but to his surprise Lexiara jumped in the way and took the full force of the Imuchakk punch to the face. Shocked, Ilirran watched as she tumbled backwards, his full attention on her. He couldn't believe that the Jaguar marked girl would have put herself in harms way, the last time he had seen her she was timid.

He paid no mind to the Fanalis woman's shouting as he watched a Fanalis boy rush to Lexiara's aid, working immediately to make sure she was okay. With his attention turned away from Ayero, he didn't notice the fist flying towards his face until it struck him, rattling his thoughts. He roared in pain and surprise as he took a couple steps back, anger in his eyes as they focused on the Fanalis woman.

A throaty growl resonated from Ilirran and he flung his hand to backhand the woman while raising his other hand over his shoulder to grip his Broadsword. His concern for Lexiara had melted into excitement at the prospect of a drunken brawl. A fanged smirk stretched across his face as he began sliding the Broadsword from its sheath.

Lexi grinned gratefully up to the Fanalis boy as he put a cool skin of wine on her head and she laid back, her head throbbing in intense pain. She had certainly not expected to be hit that hard. Now all she wanted to do was sleep. She saw Ilirran rearing for a fight still and groaned, she was in no condition to try and break it up. She gave Diego a reassuring pat on his arm before struggling to sit up and get to her feet. What had started as a fun night around a bonfire looked to be devolving into a bar fight and a massive headache.

"I think... I think I shall call it a night. I need... I need some rest. I'm sleepy."

She mumbled the words to anyone that cared to hear before stumbling away from the bright fire that hurt her eyes and the loud noises that made her head hurt worse. If those two wanted to have a brawl, so be it, she had done her part to try and stop it and only gotten a concussion for her troubles. She made her way away from the crowds toward her small camp, eager to get some rest, she had things to do soon.

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With a concerned look on Diego's face, he watched Lexi stumble away to get some sleep. Shouts from the other side of the camp caught his attention. He turned his head to see guards with torches pouring into the camp, some one must have told them about the fight between Ayero and Ilirran. Cupping his hands over his mouth, Diego shouted, "Guys! Get out of here!" He pointed to the guards, hoping they would understand.

Diego whistled to his pets and Trixie came up, leaning down so he could hop on. Zanzibar warbled, burying his head against Diego's back. The Fanalis boy guided Trixie out the opposite side of where the guards were. Madam Trixie carried them back to the inn they stayed at, where they would call it a night.

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Hearing Diego’s voice call out, Ayero turned her head toward the sound and took a step forward, inadvertently avoiding the leopard man’s backhand as she did so. While she wouldn’t normally take her sights off of an opponent, both she and Ilirran were heavily inebriated at this point, and her judgment was sure to be impaired.

Squinting her eyes at the Fanalis in the distance, Ayero didn’t understand what he was talking about at first. After a few moments of confusion, flashes of light caught her eye as guards bearing torches approached her and her opponent, shouting unintelligible words. ”Uuhhh…shit.” Blinking dumbly, the halfling realizes that she’d rather not spend the night in jail, and hurries to stumble among the rushing crowds. Figuring that it would be best to call it a night, the woman barely makes it back to where she was staying before collapsing onto the floor of the inn

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Intoxicated, Ilirran didn't notice Ayero had started to run until he heard shouting behind him. He turned his leopard head and spotted guards rapidly approaching him, splitting off into two groups. One group started to take chase after Ayero but turned their attention to Ilirran when they noticed her Fanalis speed.

"Uh-oh!" Ilirran exclaimed. He started to run away but ended up tripping over something in his path and landed with a crash. The guards were on him instantly, holding him on the ground while they fit chains around him. He was led to a nearby jail where he would sleep the night off and be fined in the morning. This would certainly be a party to remember for the Imuchakk.

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