It seemed the party was splitting into two teams of four, one focused on intercepting the cultist scouts while the other would head directly towards the greatest source of the dark side energy. Izel wasn't entirely sure she agreed. She would have preferred to capture the scouts and gain some knowledge of their enemy through them before moving in for the attack, but she deferred to her superiors. She nodded to Isen as he requested to join their team. Better to keep her apprentice close in a place like this, even if he had proven himself once already.
"Just be aware we won't be holding back for your sake." She warned him. "Keep up, and stay alert. We can't afford to be taken off guard here." She doubted he'd have trouble keeping up with the more experienced knights. Their training in the jungles back on Ajan Kloss would have prepared him well for this scenario. Still, Izel felt the need to remind him of the seriousness of their mission. Nara she knew as a reliable ally, and Weiss? Well that had yet to be seen. His assuming command of the advance team without debate was somewhat frustrating, but she tried to reserve judgement.
"Izel Thral." She introduced herself as he asked for her name. Before she could say any more her antennae twitched reflexively and she looked in the same direction Nara had, sensing something as well. It didn't feel familiar to her as it did to the human, but it was certainly another Force sensitive. Another cultist? Or something worse?
Before she could say anything Weiss seemed to be insisting the squad move on, and she had to agree. Time was wasting, and their quarry was escaping. Izel set off with the others at once, and just as she had warned Isen she wasn't holding back. Augmenting her already powerful legs with the Force she was able to jump up into the trees, and continued moving forwards from one branch to the next as she would have on her homeworld. Using her Force sense she was able to zero in on the fleeing scouts quite easily, and pressed slightly ahead of the others. Unfortunately they were still too late to catch the scouts, as she sensed a much larger force moving forwards.
The Vratix stopped abruptly upon landing on the next tree and silently climbed up to hide among the leaves. Using the trunk to conceal most of her body she peaked around the edge to see the approaching cultists. With the scouts joining them they were now thirteen in total. Most armed with melee weapons as Weiss had mentioned, although some were armed with ranged weapons as well. It would be unwise to attack them head on. Izel remained quiet and held position, watching them closely as they got closer, still unaware of her presence. Looking back she could see the other three Jedi accompanying her catching up.
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"Just be aware we won't be holding back for your sake." She warned him. "Keep up, and stay alert. We can't afford to be taken off guard here." She doubted he'd have trouble keeping up with the more experienced knights. Their training in the jungles back on Ajan Kloss would have prepared him well for this scenario. Still, Izel felt the need to remind him of the seriousness of their mission. Nara she knew as a reliable ally, and Weiss? Well that had yet to be seen. His assuming command of the advance team without debate was somewhat frustrating, but she tried to reserve judgement.
"Izel Thral." She introduced herself as he asked for her name. Before she could say any more her antennae twitched reflexively and she looked in the same direction Nara had, sensing something as well. It didn't feel familiar to her as it did to the human, but it was certainly another Force sensitive. Another cultist? Or something worse?
Before she could say anything Weiss seemed to be insisting the squad move on, and she had to agree. Time was wasting, and their quarry was escaping. Izel set off with the others at once, and just as she had warned Isen she wasn't holding back. Augmenting her already powerful legs with the Force she was able to jump up into the trees, and continued moving forwards from one branch to the next as she would have on her homeworld. Using her Force sense she was able to zero in on the fleeing scouts quite easily, and pressed slightly ahead of the others. Unfortunately they were still too late to catch the scouts, as she sensed a much larger force moving forwards.
The Vratix stopped abruptly upon landing on the next tree and silently climbed up to hide among the leaves. Using the trunk to conceal most of her body she peaked around the edge to see the approaching cultists. With the scouts joining them they were now thirteen in total. Most armed with melee weapons as Weiss had mentioned, although some were armed with ranged weapons as well. It would be unwise to attack them head on. Izel remained quiet and held position, watching them closely as they got closer, still unaware of her presence. Looking back she could see the other three Jedi accompanying her catching up.
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