With only one target it was no surprise that the fierce honeybee girl was able to give it her full, undivided attention and no matter how slender the profile she was able to strike it head on. The arrow made of water was split cleanly down the center so that it fell harmlessly to patter in drops upon the sand of the beach.
Sila might have been surprised by the sudden turning of tables, but she reacted quickly enough that the seawater spray only dampened her tail as she dodged. Her return volley seemed to catch the liquid doppelganger by surprise as it opened its muzzle in a silent squawk of surprise - and then burned away to mist and steam which coalesced as butterflies and fluttered away.
"Well shot," the mermanta rumbled in admiration to woman and dragon both. He paused in thought as he tried to come up with something that would truly test their limits and give Melita a proper challenge. "Hmm... One more, perhaps..."
A 'shark' made of water leaped out of the ocean below Sila and began swimming towards her through the air, sleek and smooth. A confused fish in the wrong place at the wrong time swam circles in its belly as the large shark came after the small dragon; it would take more than one fiery blast to deter the 'beast'.
For Melita the final challenger was a large serpent that coiled up out of the surf and raced across the sand towards her, jaw unhinged wide as it lunged at the young woman as if to swallow her whole.
Sila might have been surprised by the sudden turning of tables, but she reacted quickly enough that the seawater spray only dampened her tail as she dodged. Her return volley seemed to catch the liquid doppelganger by surprise as it opened its muzzle in a silent squawk of surprise - and then burned away to mist and steam which coalesced as butterflies and fluttered away.
"Well shot," the mermanta rumbled in admiration to woman and dragon both. He paused in thought as he tried to come up with something that would truly test their limits and give Melita a proper challenge. "Hmm... One more, perhaps..."
A 'shark' made of water leaped out of the ocean below Sila and began swimming towards her through the air, sleek and smooth. A confused fish in the wrong place at the wrong time swam circles in its belly as the large shark came after the small dragon; it would take more than one fiery blast to deter the 'beast'.
For Melita the final challenger was a large serpent that coiled up out of the surf and raced across the sand towards her, jaw unhinged wide as it lunged at the young woman as if to swallow her whole.
