Inner Island Jungle

As soon as she had loosed her second arrow at the lizard-men, she knew to get under cover. It was instinctual as a hunter, so she quickly rolled behind one of the myriad of trees from the jungle that surrounded them. Adrenaline was pumping through her body, and helping to make her senses sharper.

She knew that there were arches out there, and she listening for the whistle of their arrows before she ducked out from behind the tree, with her arrow notched and aimed. The archers gave away their position when they fired their arrows, so she aimed for one Lizard man's chest in the tree and let her arrow strike.

Larger targets made easier hits, she remembered her mother telling her; it's a fool who shoots for a small target in the middle of a brawl.

Her arrow loosed, she once more ducked behind the tree with the knowledge that the Lizard Men were FROM this place, and if they gave away their positions, she had also given away hers. She was going to have to move soon.

Carmen's blow is dodged but not completely the lizard man manages to catch it on his arm open a deep gash. Fortunately Carmens charge put her too close to the Lizard man for it to effectively use its spear. This coupled with its injury to the opposite arm means its only option is to try and bite her face off.

Fortunately for Soraya she managed to dodge both arrows, unfortunately since the two archer were focused on her they were already moving by the time she launched her own. Her arrow misses its mark and with the young women hidden they take aim at new targets. Two arrows fly out one at Carmen, and one at Dango.

The offending Lizard man manage to catch Dangos arm but fueled by his rage Dango slowly inevitably drives his blade into its heart. Unfortunately this takes so long that avoiding the arrow currently flying toward him will be a close call, and that would only be if he were in the presence of mind to dodge.

The Lizard man the mayor just head butted is still reeling and Roarin lets loose the spear he readied. Unfortunately he didn't take the time to aim because he knows he will need to dodge soon. The spear doesn't come close to either of the archers. The Lizard man Soraya grazed earlier jabs down at the massive man, but he is already moving out of the way. The mayor comes to his feet and reachs around to tear the arrow out of his injured shoulder. This down he regains partial mobility in his arm, slamming his gauntlets together he roars.

"YA PICKED THE WRONG GOD DAMN MAYOR TO FECK WITH YA SCALY BASTARDS."

Carmen sees the archer taking aim at her, as he looses the arrow, she grabs the lizard man in front of her, hooking an arm under his leg and grabbing his neck. In a move she's practiced countless times by throwing sailors overboard, she lifts her struggling assailant and shoves him in the path of the oncoming arrow. If he manages to escape her grip, she merely dodges.

The difference in experience between Soray and Lizard man quickly becomes apparent. Just because they were not focused on her did not mean they had forgotten her. The Lizard men had already moved with surpisingly agility through branches by the time she fired her two arrows. It is clear she will need to take the time to actually lead her shots if she wishes to hit. Unfortunately with the young archeress once again exposed one lizard looses his arrow at her. The other Archer holds his shot ready to loose when she moves. Dodging the first will prove easy but it will be neigh on impossible to dodge the second.

Carmen unfortunately practiced the move in question on countless human sailors. Lizard men have different posture and are stronger then normal humans so she finds that the Lizard man easily throws her off. Good news it throws her out of the path of the arrow. Bad news she is off balance as the Lizard man thrusts its spear at her stomach.

Dango is currently unmolested since of the 5 remaining Lizard men none are near the troll.

The mayor uncle watches as the two Lizard men circle him the one with out a spear darts to his left, the one still armed lunges for his stomach. The mayor steps into the lizard mans thrust crouching down and weaving to the left as he steps forward. He then launches his fist into the lizard mans side using the combined momentum of his forward lunge and and rising to his full height to provide strength to the blow. The punch is somewhere between a right hook and an upper cut and impacts into the Lizard mans side with a sickening thud of broken ribs and wet flesh. The lizard man is lifted a good three feet into the air and lands in a broken clump. It might, might not be dead but it sure as hell ain't getting up. The disarmed Lizard man though then throws itself onto the back of the Mayor Uncle and begins trying to tear out his neck.

During her daring roll to evade the egg was not having a careful ride. To @soraya's surprise a single sound rang out: CRACK! A large plate had broken off the egg inside the bag. Normal bodily water started to leak but the main inner egg skin had not broken, and the child dragon inside was still alive, however @soraya had no way of telling so until she carefully checked.

From the defeated lizardman, Dango removed his machete with a strong jerk. With a moment of respite he removes his bag and lays it on the ground quickly so the contents will be safe. He turns to see the lizardmen closing in and wipes his bloodied hand across his skull mask, painting 3 red streaks on it. He would run towards those that were attacking his allies from range; with his height he had long legs included, allowing him to close the distance quickly.

Making his way up into a tree, Dango would leap to one of the archers, roaring the famous Zandali battle cry, "TAZ'DINGO!"

He'd slash horizontally at the lizardman's neck with a powerful swing. His muscles bulged and flexed in the heat of battle and his body glistened with sweat and blood. 

Soraya was breathing heavily when all was said and done. Her arrows stuck from the bodies of three of the lizard men there, including the one that had almost gotten Carmen now. That puffed Soraya up a little bit with pride.

Still, her arm hurt terribly. She lowered her arm and put her arrow back in its pack, pushing out of the foliage. "I think... I think I might be okay..." she said, moving to sit down on a green-draped rock.

She took a look at the gash in her arm and reached for her satchel. She had an extra shirt in there... and when she grabbed it, it was yet. "What the heck...?" she said and as she pulled it out she saw the large crack in the green rock. "Oh no! Oh no, no, no!"

Soraya immediately dropped to her knees and tenderly pulled the Strange Green Egg out of her satchel. There was indeed a large crack in it, and it was leaking, so clearly... it wasn't just a rock. What was she supposed to do, though? Biting her lip, she reached for the shirt she had pulled out and instead wrapped it all around the egg, to try and cushion it.

Bugger her arm, she'd hurt her rock! Er, egg!

Roarin walks over to the clearly distressed Soraya and watches the little scene with concern. He says in a kindly voice.

"First things first Soraya let's get that arm tended."

He reaches into a pouch to small to contain what he pulls out. A jar of salve, some bandages, a rag, and a flask. He grabs the young women's arm and with practiced efficiency begins tending to the wound. First her pours some of what's in the flask on the gash it burns stings and smells like whisky. This done he wipes it clean with the rag. Once he is satisfied that it is dry he smears some salve on and wraps the wound with gauze. The salve itches intensely but when Soraya tries to scratch he slaps her hand and say's gruffly.

"Nah don't be touching that. it'll itch sure enough but in three hours it'll be all healed up. An iffen ya dun scratch it there won't hardly be a scar ta show."

The old mayor stand ms stretch's and say's in a stern voice.

"Now then little missy why dun ya tell yer uncle how ye got a dragon egg."

At Carmens question Roarin looks over and say's. 

"They wanted ta eat us, this were a hunting party."

Soraya lets out a little cry as her arm is lifted up and her uncle rips the shirt down her arm wider so he can more clearly see the wound. The garment was ruined anyway, and without hesitation, he poured the whiskey right over it.

"Nn!" Soraya turns her head and bites her lip to stop from making any truly loud noises. All the others had barely shrugged at their wounds, and Soraya's adolescent heart didn't want to be seen as weak and useless to him, although she felt as if she had proved some sort of worth in the battle.

Uncle Mayor's hands and triage are efficient and quick. True to nature, Soraya frowned once he began wrapping the wound after the salve was one and lifted her hand to scratch at it, only to get it slapped away.

"Hey!" she calls by instinct, but then shuts up when she's once again reminded by Dango's own actions that he had an actual arrow still sticking out to him and he literally shrugged it off.

The knowledge that the Lizard Men were going to try to eat them just confirmed with Soraya that they weren't a true people, but more like beasts that were just a little bit smarter. Soraya had had to fight off wolves and bears in Esphiridon, what were some basic Lizard Men?

The question about the Egg, though... it had Soraya picking up the shirt that was cradled around it and holding it to her chest. Straggles of her brown hair had come loose from the braid she had pulled it back in, framing a young and pretty face that had a hard look of determination and defensiveness to it.

"It doesn't matter," she told Uncle Mayor, not even surprised that it was a dragon egg. For some reason, in her heart of hearts, she had known what it was. "I found it and it's mine."

She glanced over at Carmen, once more so casual about everything -- and without even a thank you for the help Soraya had given her! -- and decided to agree with the woman she didn't really like.

"Let's just keep moving, okay? I want to find the treasure, too." Her voice was a little more kinder this time, and almost pleading; like she didn't want to discuss the egg, but she wanted everyone to be in good spirits and continue on their grand adventure.