Ambrosia walked with her staff before her as normal, guiding herself to the market for produce and such. She had heard of the ground shaking in other parts of the kingdom and some seemed to cause quite a bit of chaos and devistation to the people and even the landscape. It was terrifying how deadly nature could be at times but it was showing how it could be now. She listened for voices and sounds as she walked forward stopping in front of the first stand and greeting the man behind the stands table. Upon getting a greeting back she chatted a little with the man as she picked out her groceries by feel and smell. The one pro to being blind was at least her other senses heightened.

She began moving to the next booth she needed to visit and gave another greeting repeating her earlier process to determine what she would like from the selection. She had paid and put them into her basket. As she wakes she heard quite a few people talking about crabs invading their homes and streets. She had noticed a few more than normal here and there and she finally became sick of it, offering to assist in the case

Gerhart stretched a bit as he walked the stalls of the markets, looking for a little gift for Cirice. Maybe a few things for his family as well, it had been awhile since he'd visited any of them. He whistled gently to himself, idle little bird songs he had learned from all his time in the woods.

His ears do perk up when the talk of crabs starts picking up. He was hungry and hunting crabs could be an easy two-for-one deal, do a little good work AND get free lunch from all the caught crabs. Wait....regular sized crabs or giant crabs? That would decide if this was an easy job or something he'd actually after try.

"Crab invasion, huh? Must have gotten scared over here from all the stuff going on."

"Yeah, makes fishing pretty impossible, can't get out to sea without getting nipped."

"These just regular guys or some big fellas?"

"BOTH! That's why this is so dang tricky!"

"Both, huh? Well, good news is I don't wear this for nothing." Gerhart laughs as he taps his cuirass. "I'll take care of it for ya."

"Oh really? That'd be very kind, we'll pay ya what we can."

Gerhart smiled and waved it off, "Don't worry about it. Just point me in the right direction."

Ambrosia used her cane to find the crabs and paused at the edge of them. It was like there was a wall or something. “How many of you are there?” She muttered a bit annoyed as she couldn’t tell just how many there were without sight. She however shrugged and began thinking of a plan. After a moment she took a step up having made a small platform of air. She stood carefully and felt below herself with her staff continuing the process until she reached the ocean on the other side of the crabs. Once she was sure she got to the edge of them she went back to the other side. “There must be some way to push multiple at once or something of that nature to make this easier… this would be better with an earth Arcanist* she muttered and thought before sighing and grabbing her basket. She carefully moved her food from it keeping them covered in cloth away from the chaos before stacking crabs in the basket. “Honestly needing to hire people just to get rid of crabs what is the world coming to with such ridiculousness” she wondered aloud with a little huff

Gerhart heads down to the beach with a little whistle and jaunt in his step. This should be pretty easy, just some crabs after all. He raises an eyebrow seeing someone on the beach already collecting crabs. Slowly he starts to scan the beach and see just how many crabs there actually are.

"Whoa..." The ranger jogs down to get closer before calling out and waving his arms. "Hey! Be careful out there, there's a lot of crabs on the beach you don't wanna get snipped. S'posed to be some pretty big ones too, might wanna head out before they come around."

He looks around, a bit surprised to not see any quite yet. You would think a giant crab on a beach would be easy to spot......Wait is it giant relevant to the size of people or to crabs? Cause if it's just giant to crabs then it might not actually be that big. Still....bigger than most crabs but not like a giant monster.

Just as the thought exits his brain, the sand starts to shift and rumble. It seems like his answer will come very soon.

"Uh...that seems bad, you should get outta here unless you know how to fight."

Ambrosia turned her head towards the direction "All I have felt are small ones. I know they extend to the water" she replied simply. Ambrosia's eyes widened feeling the ground rumble, quickly grabbing her staff as she stumbled back, feeling the area around herself with the staff to make sure she didnt wander into anything as she moved "can you see where it is?" she called to the other hoping for a bit of direction. It was hard to navigate over the sand without sight.

She braced to use her powers though they were limited for the time being as she heard crabs scuttering in every which way for whatever monstrosity was coming. She listened carefully and did her best to stay calm as she focused on finding the direction of the source of the sound and debating what kind of threat it was. "any information on what it is and looks like will be helpful. Please inform me so I know what to listen for" she called to the other as she had moved towards the direction of their voice a bit and such. She focused on what she could to help if this turned into a fight like it seemed so

"It's uh...like a regular crab, just way, way bigger." The hulking crab stood about six or seven feet tall as it rumbled to the surface and shook the sand from itself. The smaller crabs started to clear the beach and flee in panic.

"Just stay back I can handle this, _hopefully." He smiles at Ambrosia, not realizing she can't see, before charging in with a sudden burst of speed.[1] Headstrong as always, this will at least put the attention on him and not Ambrosia.

Gerhart aimed the first swing to try and cut through a leg and send it off balance, but his blade skates of chitinous plates. The crustacean was going to be a bit harder to crack open it seems. A massive claw comes down, but the ranger steps off a pad of air[2] to send himself back and avoid the claw. He attempts another slice, but once more is rebuffed.

"This thing is pretty hard to crack, it's gotta be weak somewhere." For the moment, he can't find one though as he works to fend off the claws. Each massive claw threatens to snip him in two if it ever is able to find purchase on the young man.

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1. Rushing Charge
2. Step of the Wind

“Where did you attempt to hit it?” She called. She had heard it but that was all “did you go for a joint or somewhere else on the thing? Which way is it facing?” She added as she listened for any indications though there wasn’t much to go on. She moved forward a bit towards the scene an electric field forming around her (static field) as she went “tell me as much information about its position and direction as possible please” she added as she listened for any rushing wind that could mean an incoming attack, holding her staff in a more defensive stance as she did so. She wasn’t the best in a fight but she could hold her own and if she could get a good bit of information she was sure she could assist in the matter. This whole crab fiasco was a bit annoying with all the disruptions it had caused so she was sure she would assist in seeing that it was put to an end. She awaited to hear her information she needed before striking at the creature. She had a fair idea of how it was facing from the wind rushing as it’s claws snapped at the other but wanted to be sure

"Little....hard....to give....updates." He forced out a little laugh as he dodged the snippers AND the snappers. This tough crab had both and it was a little annoying to deal with.

The crab chittered out loudly and aggressively as it tried to go for the seemingly easier prey in Ambrosia. A claw came down, but before finding purchase against her it would scrape along a sudden arcane shield that flashed over Ambrosia.

Gerhart had held out his blade, a rune flashing on it as the hit scraped across his gauntlets.[1] "Take a few steps back, but he's directly ahead of you."

The crab, now furious, would try to hit Gerhart with both claws, but the ranger was able to pierce his swords into the joints of its claws and hold it in place.[2] The two were now locked together for the moment, neither able to disengage.

"No idea what you have planned but aim straight ahead, maybe a little to the right so you don't clip me. I'll hold it stll. Don't worry about me, I'll be fine just give it all you got!" He had no idea why he would put so much trust in a stranger, but not many options right now.

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1. Guardian Blade
2. Lock Up

Ambrosia listened and nodded moving around to the right of it a bit so that gerhart wouldnt be in range before closing her eyes and focusing. The area around her weighed heavy (crippling pressure) and after a moment the crab collapsed seeming to struggle to try and get off the ground but it couldnt "You should be able to end it now" she remarked as she stayed focusing on the spell so that the crab would remain stuck. She didnt have many spells so far but this one was at least something she could do to help. "Please be swift as I fear I am not the best in arcane abilities"she added as her head turned in the direction she believed the other was in

Her gaze ended up being a little off to the left but it wasn't too far off. She leaned on her staff a bit having become a bit fatigued due to using her spells but she wasnt about to let up until this was dealt with. If there was one thing she was, it was certainly and undeniably stubborn.She would finish this or die trying in her mind.Sitting by like a helpless victim was something she would never do

"Every little bit helps!" He calls back as the crab is forced down from the heavy pressure on it. The crab tries to rage and thrash out, but the immense weight keeps it in place.



Gerhart steps back before springing off a pad of air[1] and launches towards the top of it. The ranger settles himself on top, riding it like a bull as it tried to buck him off. Gerhart strikes down with the Duelist's Longsword, the ripple from the strike between its eyes sending a massive crack down the middle. The splitting of the shell is forced open even wider as the crippling pressure seems to force that fissure even wider.



A big whoosh of wind hits Ambrosia as the crab hits the earth and sand, coming to a stop. Gerhart lets out a sigh of relief as he hops down, poking the crab just to make sure they didn't like unlock a second form or something.



"That was a pretty cool spell, you must be really powerful. I'm impressed!" He grins widely as he heads over to her to make sure Ambrosia is ok. "Didn't get hit did ya?"

Ambrosia heard the sounds of the fight and the creature scrambling tilting her head as she heard it crash to the ground and after some silence she assumed it was over. She released the spell and looked towards the other as she heard him speak “ah thank you though it is nothing much really. I am sure I am nowhere near the skill level of those at the academy and such” she replied, a small blush dusting her cheeks at his kind words before hearing his question “no I am perfectly fine not a scratch on me thank you” she replied with a small smile “you seem to be quite the fighter. Is that your profession?” She asked with a curious look crossing her face. It was interesting when she met some who didn’t seem to be locals and such.

She awaited an answer and soon dusted off her dress and brushed through her hair making sure she wasn’t completely coated in sand from everything, leaning on her staff a little as she was rather tired from her spell use for the time being. This had been quite the event in all honesty though she wouldn’t admit it

"Profession sounds a bit fancy." Gerhart laughs as he rubs the back of his head. "I mean, I do get paid for this kind of work pretty often, so I mean it is my job more or less. Try not to think of it like that. Makes it sound boring if I call it my job."

Another little laugh as he gives a quick look to double check that she really is all right. He breathes a sigh of relief that Ambrosia is all right. "The beach is safe now if you still wanted to explore. I can stick with you for a bit if you're scared about any crabs coming back."

“Ah I see sorry then I suppose” she nodded making a mental note of that as she listened to him speak before huff is a little “I am not scared of crabs. I was here dealing with them before that big one came out of nowhere. I’m not some helpless damsel in distress sir. I may be blind but I can handle myself efficiently thank you” she remarked with a pouty almost childish look on her face as her blank eyes looked up at him. Of course she wasn’t accustomed to much combat but she learned enough to handle herself for the most part she was just extremely stubborn and refused to admit the crab at least startled her some.

She listened for any sounds of movement or danger over the lapping waves on the beach, hearing his breath and awaiting to hear his words. She didn’t know how big or tough the other looked but she would stand up stubbornly no matter who she faced as it was just her nature to do so. She had always been that way even if it got her in trouble or worse over the years. But she was still true to herself and that’s what mattered