Arialla took a step back as the creature snapped at someone among the crowd, but then she heard a woman mention that it wanted to fly -- and step into the water herself. Arialla moved closer, trying to get a better look at what was going on. The water was behaving strangely ... Some kind of magic clearly at work, though Arialla wasn't sure whether it belonged to the creature or to the woman standing in the water.
"Maybe if we lift it out of the water, it'll have a better chance," Arialla said. She was a good swimmer herself, having grown up on the beach, and she quickly shed her sandals and began to wade out into the water. But the creature was too large and thrashing too violently for her to face alone. Stopping waist-deep in the water, she turned to the crowd. "Anyone else a strong swimmer? If someone can calm it down -- get it to stop thrashing -- we can help it out of the water."
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Arialla heads into the water, asking the crowd for help in calming the L'ma and then lifting it out of the water.
"Maybe if we lift it out of the water, it'll have a better chance," Arialla said. She was a good swimmer herself, having grown up on the beach, and she quickly shed her sandals and began to wade out into the water. But the creature was too large and thrashing too violently for her to face alone. Stopping waist-deep in the water, she turned to the crowd. "Anyone else a strong swimmer? If someone can calm it down -- get it to stop thrashing -- we can help it out of the water."
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Arialla heads into the water, asking the crowd for help in calming the L'ma and then lifting it out of the water.
