"Can we just leave them?" Shari asked. "I mean, they're just little babies now."
"Don't worry about it." replied Tobi. "I'll find a mommy for them."
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Atelia frowned and launched a spell to transform the berserkers into scantily-clad buxom maidservants. However, the dragons teeth were designed to absorb transformation-making power. As the spell made contact with the front row of warriors, Atelia felt the power being drained from her. In a few seconds, all of the magical power she used to make transformations was pulled out of her by the power of the teeth. It would take several days of rest for it to be restored.
And meanwhile, the berserkers kept coming, their number augmented by a muscular barbarian. No matter, she had other magical abilities besides transformation.
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Shari and Tobi kept picking their way towards where Atelia was when they came upon another long-haired, effeminate young man. "Oooh," he said to Tobi without any introduction "I love what you've done to your hair!"
Shari blinked twice. Something about the man was awfully familiar. "D, dad?"
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Barbarians and berserkers are all very well, thought Lyra, but to deal with that fortress we're going to need siege equipment, and for some reason we don't seem to have brought along a catapult. But an Ogre and a pair of wizards are the next best things.
"Oh, Jak" said Lyra "Would you mind terribly throwing a few boulders at that fortress?"
The Ogre nodded, and began to fling heavy objects in the general direction of the fortress.
Damn, thought Atelia.
"Wizards" said Lyra to Ander and Mika. "You may spellcast at will."