[Nala, Llyniel, Leira, Sera, Ella, and Halime's POV]
When the group heard the knock, they all became suspicious. Nala and Sera stepped before them while readying their swords and claws. Leira, Llyniel, and Halime prepared their spells for the attack.
Ella held her bow but slowly approached the door and opened it only to see a lone young tiger woman. When the stranger spotted her, she smiled, "May I come in, Ella Wyldheart?"
'How did she know?' the half-elf thought.
As Ella was about to reply, the young woman's eyes widened as the lioness and dragon barged into the room. Nala moved swiftly, darting around the half-elf, and pressed her blade against the newcomer's throat, letting out a menacing growl.
The young woman took no offense as she spoke, "Your husband has enemies on Orientia. They know you're here and sending assassins. I'm here to help ladies."
"How do you know this?" Leira asked with narrowed eyes. "And how did you know El's name?"
"We have no time. Tiamat visited me in my sleep and asked for a favor, which she said your husband can repay. I'm only here to complete her wishes," she revealed.
When the girls heard this, they lowered their weapons while Ella turned to Nala, "Let her go. You and Sera check out the inn while we plan our getaway; if anything happens, return here."' "Yes, Sir!" the dragon girl teased before leaving the room with a smiling Nala.
Ella motioned for a chair, and the tiger woman sat down as she introduced herself, "I am Ashoka Ganesha. Seventh Princes of the Ganesha Empire."
The four girls' eyes widened as Ella was the first to question, "Why are you here alone? Shouldn't you have guards with you?"
"I snuck out of the palace and traveled here using my Jungle Tiger form," Ashoka revealed with a smile. "It's better to travel."
Ella, Leira, Halime, and Llyniel nodded, but as the half-elf was about to speak, the door burst open as Nala declared, "Mercenaries are outside; they've surrounded the inn."'
They all jumped up as Ashoka suggested, "I will distract them and meet you at the Green Sea Jungle in a few days."
Everyone agreed with the plan, but Leira stepped forward and questioned suspiciously, "Why are you helping us? What's in it for you?"
Ashoka gave her a friendly smile, "Because your husband can help me secure the Ganesha throne from my corrupt family."
The girls grew curious as Llyniel asked, "Don't you like them?"
"No," she shook her head. "They treat our people like slaves and abuse their power. The empire needs reform."
Ella was the next to get hit as even more mercenaries joined the fray; the half-elf dropped to her knees as the fatigue and injuries overwhelmed her. The battle soon stopped as a group of soldiers approached them.
The commander removed his helmet and smiled smugly as he spoke in an Eastern accent, "The White Devils' wives walked right into our home. We can finally retire after handing you over to the Church of Light, and they are willing to pay our weight in gold for each of you."
When Ella heard this, her body stiffened, as she knew the church would love to have all six of them as prisoners to use against their husband, 'I'm sorry, Arch. I was confident we could do it, but we failed as the girls mystically fell,' she thought as sadness took over.
As despair threatened to overwhelm her, a resounding roar shook the ground, shattering the vines shielding the girls. A massive creature lunged at the group of soldiers, sending them into disarray. Ella shook her head, eyes widening in awe.
"The legends are true! Nala is a Primal,' she thought, watching in astonishment as a colossal lion tore through the soldiers, reducing them to mere meat chunks. The surrounding army hesitated, fear evident in their ranks.
Nala, now a majestic lioness with fur the same dirty blonde as her hair and blue eyes blazing with rage, decimated the enemy forces just before the other enemies charged in but was
stopped by a loud hiss.
Ella and Nala turned around just in time to see a massive black snake lunge forward, swallowing an enemy and their mount in one terrifying gulp. Before they could fully process this, Seraphina appeared but was much bigger than she previously was.
However, this time, she radiated an entirely different aura. 'A Primal Fairy Dragon! What the hell, Archer?' Ella thought, her mind racing at the sudden revelations.
The half-elf sat there watching Nala, Halime, and Sera slaughtering the mercenary band planning to give them to the Chuch of Light. But that's when her eyes widened again as she returned to the destroyed vines wall.
A cat the same size as Nala's Primal Form walked out with slow steps while looking around. If Archer had been here and had seen Leira, he would have thought she was a massive African wildcat, but she was completely purple and looked more vicious.
Her green eyes scanned the landscape before she growled and bounded West without saying anything to them. Ella was confused but shrugged as the battle was dying, and the enemies
quickly tore apart.
Nala was covered in blood while Sera was lying down as she started to eat the bodies. The half-elf looked around and spotted Halime swallowing one of the attacker's mounts, 'Why
are they all eating?'
After that, Llyniel approached and put a hand on Ella's shoulder and cast a healing spell, which made the half-elf shiver before speaking, "Thank you, Llyn."
Afterward, Leira swiftly returned, clutching two struggling men in her powerful jaws before releasing them onto the ground. Nala and Halime approached cautiously while Sera maintained a vigilant watch over the surviving enemies.
Ella stepped forward and took out a knife with an evil smirk on her usual innocent face. This
spooked the other five girls, but the half-elf crouched down and quickly stabbed one of the men in the thigh as she spoke, "Who are you, and where are the rest of your mercenary band?"