The basin woke like a struck hive, and then… all hell broke loose!
WHOOSH!
Veyra's arrow cut the Thorn Crown Behemorph's cheek, and that was the one signal that set in motion the stampede.
The Thorn Crown Behemorph hissed, its Verdant Warden powers flaring in rage as it whipped its head in their direction.
It slammed a forelimb into the ground, and bones jumped even as dust flew.
BOOM!
The sound rolled across the bowl like a drumbeat.
Torren touched his hidden seam, and the rib wall buckled and fell behind him in a roar as a rain of plates and old bark smashed down between the Verdant Warden Rank Behemorph and its meat.
It shrieked and charged through the mess, furious and blind with pride.
The rival Verdant Warden Behemorph didn't understand the Thorn Crown's reasons though. It took offense, and Clayton's plan clicked into place.
