~ ~ ~ Curled into a fetal ball, Hi'el forcefully coughs several times, finally managing to suck in a desparately needed breath of air, and then plaintively groans to himself hoarsely whispering "Oh, Goddess, that hurt!"  He jerks his head up at the sound of the howl, penetrating through the ringing in his ears, and winces in pain caused by the movement as he regards the former lute player turned decidely predatory and animalish.  A faint memory [Int Check = 3, d20] from his studies with the Shadoweir floats to the surface of his conscious thoughts triggered by the music, lute and now the changes happening to the lute player.  He again whispers to himself the words which accompany those thoughts, saying "Wolfwere... Fey of the Dark Path...", and slowly and a little unsteadily rolls to hands and knees, preparing to stand.  The Silenni looks at the long bow, held momentarily forgotten in grasp for half a heartbeat then swivels about on one knee, raising the bow horizontal to the ground.  Dust, leaves and broken branches shakes free of the Shadoweir as he sweeps free a second silver-tipped sheaf arrow from his quiver, knocking it to the bowstring.  Moving with a little greater surety, he lifts the bow sighting down the white fletched shaft of the arrow at the throat of the beast, and lets fly the missile. ~ ~ ~ 

 ~ ~ ~ "My mistake!" yells Hi'el in response to the cat man's exclamation, but then yells out an amazed "WHOA!!!" as it leaps toward him.  More for a distraction than an attack, he hurls his long bow at the cat guy while grabbing the edge of his forest toned leaf patterned cloak, and flings it up between them to disorient and hide his actions.  The Shadoweir whirls, grabbing the hilt of each saber as he stands erect, but before he can draw them, feels the claws of his foe's only good arm rip through his cloak and across his back.  The red hot tracks of agony slicing into his flesh forces a cry of pain from the Silenni's lips "Gaaa!!!"  He spins not away from his foe, but around to face him while viciously ripping both blades from their sheaths at his waist in a scissoring horizontal attack.  The sabers sweep in opposite directions one blade sliding over the other at the cat man. ~ ~ ~ 

 ~ ~ ~ Pleased by the success of his attacks, the Silenni was all set to continue the attacks on the Cat Lord when an invisible force bats the beast away from him sending it through several trees.  Surprised by woman's attack, he glances from the downed cat beast at Lita with both eyebrows raised, but then returns his attention to his foe at the sound of its snarl.  Upon noting the air ripple around the beast, Hi'el tries to interpose himself between her and the attack, and urgently cries out in his light baritone, "Look out!" ~ ~ ~

Init = 3 [d10 = 4 again, -3 Dex, -3 wpn bonus, 5 wpn speed];
*Save = 9 [Save vs spells = 15, d20 = 9, MR = 50%, %d = 71];
Attacks = 9 and 23 [d20 = 6 and Nat 20, +3 wpn bonus];
Damage = 18 hps [d6+1 = 5, +3 wpn dmg bonus, %d = 73 (triple dice damage)];
(31/57 HPs)
(3/4 1st level - X3 Cure Light Wounds)

 ~ ~ ~ Swatted by the invisible force launched by the Cat Lord, the Silenni cries out when he absorbs the full force "AAAAHHH!!!" and is sent flying backward from where he stood.  He hits the ground hard, forcing an involuntary "Ummmphhh!" from him, and causing him to drop his sabers on contact with the earth.  He tumbles head over hooves, and rolls to a motionless stop face down among the rubble of the shrine.  A small moaning exhalation "Mmmmm..." comes from the Hi'el, who barely conscious, closes eyes to shut out the wildly spinning world. ~ ~ ~ 

 ~ ~ ~ The bloodied and bruised Shadoweir doesn't move for almost two score heartbeats before shakily pushing his way to his hands and knees.  He hangs his head with a pained whine, "Ennn!" and staggers to his hooves on unsteady legs.  Hi'el slowly looks about, searching for his sabers, and when he finds them, goes to get them. ~ ~ ~ 

Init = 3 [d10 = 4 again, -3 Dex, -3 wpn bonus, 5 wpn speed];
Save = 9 [Save vs spells = 15, d20 = 9, MR = 50%, %d = 71];
Attacks = None;
Damage = None];
HPs = 7 / 57;
Spells = 3 / 4 1st level [X3 Cure Light Wounds]