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[neverfeltthatway]

[An abrupt and shaky view of Flamegard, from a vantage point that is both moving very quickly and several stories in the air, abruptly appears in everyone's mind. After a short moment, Armin's voice, high pitched and shaking with fear and adrenaline, rings out.]

There are... at least a dozen dragons heading due west from Flamegard. Young, about horse-sized, and working together, which is unheard of.

[The image pans up to the dragons for a moment - sure enough, there are many large shapes in tight formation flying low in the distance. After a moment, the image pans down again, a flurry of limbs and wires and blades and buildings. Anyone familiar with it will recognize that Armin is using his 3D maneuvering gear.]

Most of Flamegard's knights are on an expedition to the Ash Wastes - we can't stop them here. And any other method of carrying a message inland would come too l-

[The voice cuts off abruptly as he lets out a pained and terrified shout and lurches to the side - landing on a rooftop and tumbling to a stop, which luckily puts out the flames that had begun licking his sides. Throughout the tumble and after he lands, it becomes obvious that he's being chased by at least one of the creatures. Too close to stop unless it wants to take a similar tumble, the creature flies quickly past, breathing another gout of flame. Armin jumps to the side, and then follows, flying back into the air before the creature can turn around for another pass.

He manages to stay behind it when it does turn, and it doesn't seem to see him following. Then one of the cables snags onto the dragon's exposed neck and it seems to rush forward as Armin moves in for the killing blow. At the last moment, he hesitates, crashing into the dragons wing as his stroke goes wide.

Both Armin and the dragon scream as the tumble to the ground, falling a ways apart. With obvious difficulty, Armin struggles to stand - but when he does, he sees the dragon trying to flee Flamegard, struggling with a bleeding gash in the side of his throat and a probably broken wing. The rest of the flight are now little more than specks in the distance. Armin collapses, blades clattering to the ground, his breath coming hard.

His breath gradually slows, and, eventually, he continues.] Any other message would come too late. I don't know what they're doing, but... we need to get the inland cities prepared.

Someone with the expedition, please... let Eren know.

Comments

[moredakka]

Argh! I knew it! I knew it!!

[And here she is in Greengard, miles away, playing politics. What is wrong with people do they not get the whole man-eating monsters thing.]

Arlert-san! A-are they, did they finish any of the cannons??

[protect_and_serve]

I can inform the palace, if there's anyone there who can help.

[blackhand]

Well, now I know to avoid Flamegard and anywhere nearby in my travels.

[This cheeky as fuck response is brought to you by one master thief who currently has a dragon egg in his possession. Garrett clearly has his priorities set.]

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[ausdauer]

[Suddenly worried, she sees Armin there and begins to get mildly upset even if she's deadly silent. When he seems to be finished with the issue at hand with the dragons.]

Are you dead yet?

[bottomless_pit]

[ the only problem with that plan was how to spin it so that the other cities didn't believe they were all crazy doomsayers, but Hei ignores that for the more curious (and pressing) matter at hand, answering in the only manner available to him, with thought alone. ]

Why are they flying to the other cities? Did someone anger them?

[ this was Dolorosa however. Hei was starting to think that people didn't need to an excuse to fly off the handle. They just seemed to have a knack for it. ]

[tealeafs]

[ Oh god, Armin. Armin, what are you doing. Is every guy she knows out to make her worry or something like that since they sure seem to be good at that, and she holds her breath for a moment when she can see him fight like that, desperately hoping he'll be safe - if only she was still there with Hijikata, maybe she could've helped, done something--

Okay, screw everything else, first making sure he's alright. ]

Are you hurt? [ Not like she can do much from this distance, but maybe she can recognize the signs of something is really wrong with him.. maybe. Something about her thought sounds almost panicked. ]

[hakodate]

[Well, fuck.

Chalk one up to bad timing; he could've let Eren know, if this had happened a little sooner or the matter with Souji had come up a little later -]

I just split ways with him, so I can't help you there.

You okay, kid?