He could hear the singing of tiny insect minds at the edges of his own, his Beastmaster ability letting him communciate even with such alien consciousnesses. Gentle Remi would have found a way to calm the nest and move it unharmed to a new location where they could live in peace, Jigano thought with a pang. The alchemist was a far more accomplished mage than he was, however. He was learning the extent of his power, but given only a few seconds to react he responded instinctively with force rather than finesse.
Upgraded earth magic crashed down upon the nest, sealing its exits first before the ground shook and collapsed inwards to crush the aggressive pests before they could escape to claim their vengeance. They couldn't remain where they were, of course; the chance of the militia getting stung while training was too great, so though he did it reluctantly the bard made his choice swiftly and acted on it, bringing death within the earth to the buzzing bastards.
He danced back and away from the ones that had escaped before he'd realized his danger, teeth bared in concentration as he reached out with his Beastmaster ability to compel up to twenty of the wasps that had escaped to defend him from their brethren. When only those he controlled remained flying he took a breath and then sent them on their way, ordering them to fly to the Woodlands and find a new hive to join.
Upgraded earth magic crashed down upon the nest, sealing its exits first before the ground shook and collapsed inwards to crush the aggressive pests before they could escape to claim their vengeance. They couldn't remain where they were, of course; the chance of the militia getting stung while training was too great, so though he did it reluctantly the bard made his choice swiftly and acted on it, bringing death within the earth to the buzzing bastards.
He danced back and away from the ones that had escaped before he'd realized his danger, teeth bared in concentration as he reached out with his Beastmaster ability to compel up to twenty of the wasps that had escaped to defend him from their brethren. When only those he controlled remained flying he took a breath and then sent them on their way, ordering them to fly to the Woodlands and find a new hive to join.
