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Rose looked up suddenly at the girl who had appeared in front of her, and aimed her arrow. She tried to straighten up, but found she couldn't. Looking down, she saw her cloak was stuck in a few thorns that were sticking out from the bush. The roar was almost deafening, so Rose doubted that the girl could hear her question, but figured she should asked anyway. "Who are you?" she demanded. She tried to look scary, but could tell she was failing; her eyes were screwed up againest the noise, and she was scared out of her mind. Plus, she wasn't in a good postion, stuck in some stupid thorns. Rose wanted to smack her forehead; she had been so stupid! Standing in a bush with thorns... She tried to back up, but almost fell over. Oh yeah... she was stuck alright.
Clenching her undersized bow so hard that her knuckles turned white, Rose looked up at the girl and asked again, "Who are you?", even though she was feeling much less brave.

Rose stared then shook her head and said, "Traveling with a dragon... stopping to help elves... and a bear attacked you..." There was no way she would believe that kind of story. This person was trying to trick her... and there was no way Rose would fall for it. Trying to look menecing, she raise the bow a little higher, though her hands were shaking.
She would never be able to actually shoot at anything... not that they would get hurt if she would; her arrows were sticks that would probably just give you a sharp poke, not any real damage. Rose only had the bow to look scary and prevent actual fights.
Looking around, Rose saw the bear, and the elf, and even the dragon, but still thought the story sounded fishy. Anyway, the girl would probably get the dragon to eat her if she lowered the bow. Rose shivered at the thought. "I asked you b-before..." she said. "Who... who are you?" She would have to stall until she could get free of the thorns. They poked sharply at her legs and arms, but Rose didn't move. She could feel her cloak tearing.

...The stun spell didnt even seem to affect the monstrous creature. He was half surprised as it apparently just bounced off of him. He was doing no good and the dragon just stood there. This was not going to end anytime soon. He struggled to think of a new spell to temporarily paralyze the enemy. He knew none. He decided the only way to stop his cruel attacks was physical attack, though he knew the chances of it affecting it was slim. He pushed Bael aside, knowing that he would just anger the already angry beast more, and cause more damage to himself. He then pulled out a knife, jumped back a few meters and tossed the dagger, hoping to slow him down...

Rose faltered at the look on the girl's face, and her bow dropped a few inches. "Did I really look that scary?" she wondered. "Can... can you at least tell me who you are?" She looked up at the girl. "Well..." Rose thought. "...I still can't be sure... maybe I better run?" She put her bow down a few more inches, so that it was pointed at the ground. Making a sudden descision, Rose dropped her bow and jumped up, trying to run. She found that she couldn't move very far though, and the only thing that came of her sudden action was that she got several deep scratches on her arms and legs, and her cloak got several larger holes. "Ow!" she said softly, falling back into the bush and nursing her stinging arms. Suddenly remembering the girl, Rose looked up, terrified.

Pen wondered what this girl had gone through to be so untrusting. She looked at Ivy, whose face seemed unusually pale. To the girl, she said, "I am Pen, and this is Ivy. There. Now you know who we are. Can you trust us now?" Without waiting for a response, she joined Ivy in untangling the child.

Pen sighed as the girl-child cowered before the two older girls. She muttered to Ivy, "I don't know what it's going to take to get her to trust us." A thorn pricked her finger. "Ouch!" She sucked gently on the wound and returned to her task. Feeling somewhat awkward, she tried to talk to the girl. "So...Are you an elf? I've met a few, but never one who looked quite so young."

Pen was so overjoyed in hearing the girl speak that she almost didn't get was she said. She looked at Ivy and wondered if her injuries were more serious than she'd originally thought. "Are you well enough to be moving around? Perhaps you should rest." Pen looked over the bush. "We don't know if we'll need to run, so don't use up your strength."