Sonja briefly considers that armor wouldn't have gone awry here, but it wouldn't help her legs right now, anyway. The MO of these beasts on a land surface is to knock its prey down by targeting the feet ankles, as that's what is easiest to reach, and they're really pretty interesting in regards to their evolutionary qualities.
But what's really important right now is that they're mortal.
"They waited until we stopped," she observes, not even really yet out of breath, to Balthier. She wonders how many other boats have fallen prey to these creatures--not that she intends to be among their number. She moves quickly and efficiently, as though she's done this hundreds of times before. There are a lot of them, and maybe that'll be a problem eventually, but she's not tired yet, and that's what'll risk them all in this particular fight: exhaustion in the face of superior numbers.
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But what's really important right now is that they're mortal.
"They waited until we stopped," she observes, not even really yet out of breath, to Balthier. She wonders how many other boats have fallen prey to these creatures--not that she intends to be among their number. She moves quickly and efficiently, as though she's done this hundreds of times before. There are a lot of them, and maybe that'll be a problem eventually, but she's not tired yet, and that's what'll risk them all in this particular fight: exhaustion in the face of superior numbers.