Caspin grinned from his little perch at the sight of the laser pulsing through the dragoon. He clutched at his own wound a moment to remind him why he had to teach this little lesson, if the bastard had kept to fists he would have fought him fair. Would have won or lost, and probably would have respected his boundaries afterwords. But he had tried to kill him, so he had to know that Caspin was just as capable of ending him. He could do it right now, one more well placed laser and it was all over...but he still needed him. So he leapt back down to the streets, landing softly like there had been no distance at all, and crept back toward the inn. He would like to see Fie about that whole patching up thing if he could.

Docus smiled in reflief when Argath lowered the spear. His expression then turned to shock as a powerful shaft of light pierced the Viera. He had no idea where that had come from, but it had hurt, he could see that from here.. Argath wouldn't survive another hit. He ran towards the Viera, knelt down next to him. "Listen, we need to get inside. Stand, dammit. And then you need to let me smooth this over. That's the only way you're getting healed. It'll cost you, but with any luck I can make you seem like you're not a threat to the rest, cause that's what they're going to assume when they see Caspin. Come on."

Argath felt a sharp pain in his chest. Looking down, he saw a shaft of light had gone straight through him. The pain got worse as he found it harder to breathe and stand, and he fell to his knees, taking gasping breaths. Docus approached him, trying to get him back inside the inn. "No. No. We need to- that was a monster attack. We need to find it." He said between gasps, as he struggled to his feet.

Docus sighed, tried to help the Viera up. "You're in no shape. We need to find the others, explain what happened, get you healed. If that really was a monster, we can face it then. But primarily, we need to make sure that your firstly, survive and secondly, prevent your getting kicked out. Cause I don't like our odds if we have just 6 people. Even though, if I may add, you are an idiot. Will you let me make sure of that? Now come on."

"... Fine." Reluctantly, Argath stumbled his way back into the inn, Docus offering what help he could. Just that short walk seemed to have taken a lot out of him. "What now?"

Caspin stepped through the front door gripping his wound with a grin on his face that was just there to keep him walking. He caught a view of Docus dragging Argath in, looking at the bastard made him feel better. Especially that wound, the Blue Mage had gotten off easy by comparison. He looked to the stairway and started climbing up knocking on Vera's door and then just pushing his way in.

Considering what had happened earlier he figured she could reason out why he had the big red stain on his chef outfit. Certainly wasn't any more wine.

He kicked the dresser looking down at Fie,

"Sorry to bother you, but I seem to be suffering from an injury. I'd like to do some cooking tonight if I could, so if you don't mind?"

Docus paused, thinking. "I'll go wake Fie, send him down to heal you. I'll tell the Viera to keep on guard for whatever did this and stay away from you. Then I'll try to head off Caspin, and get to him before you." He picked the moneybag from his belt. "This is your money. Permission to use it to defuse your little feud?"

"... I'm not giving that asshole anything." Argath insisted. Even wounded as he was, he wasn't going to back down. "Pay the White Mage what he needs."

Docus nodded, dropped the money back. "Hope you don't regret this." Then he left, headed upstairs, knocked on Fie's door. Time to do some talking.

Fie agreed, begrudgingly to patch everyone up so long as everyone stopped killing each other, and everyone headed off to bed... AND THEN IT WAS TOMORROW, and what a bright morning it was indeed. The small group helped themselves to their breakfast, which was SURPRISINGLY delicious, and then headed out in search of the Udrafresk.

As they searched Jade heard something moving in the bushes and the group quickly took up their combat stances as a group of six dingos burst out of the shrubbery around them, surrounding the group and ready to attack.

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Going to assume you were all bright enough to put the mages in the middle.

Jade: Short range from Dingo 1
Vera: Short range from Dingo 2
Argath: Short range from Dingo 3
Caspin: Short range from Dingo 4.

Everyone else/All other Dingoes: Medium Range.

PC group attacks first.