Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-24510587-20190412232101/@comment-5543592-20190414224534

"Justus!" Cade cried, even as he as he had trouble controling himself.

He swung wildly, trying to stab the eyes, striking nothing.

"Easy!" He shouted, feeling fear rise of it's own accord, unable to be quenched. This was bad. Very, very bad. The horse sensed his terror in addition to his own, and began to buck, trying to throw Cade and Helian from it's back.. Cade tossed his sword aside and wrapped an arm around Helian to hold the boy down, dug his heels into his stirrups to keep mounted. They bounced in the saddle, in danger of being flung over the side of the bridge.

"Justus!" Cade roared. "Hold fast!"

He closed his own eyes against the many,  He breathed in.

The eyes were false, a trick of the mind. Despite the power a being such as the Lau'ada brought to bear, they were safe inside their own thoughts. Courage rose up and on the mental battlefield, fear fled before it.

"Strength, Helian." Cade urged. "There is no danger here.  Do not fear what is before you.  Find your strength within."

A rush of strength filled Cade and he pulled hard on Justus' reins, overpowering the animal through sheer muscle. Courage found it too, and he exhaled anxiously, hurried cantering back down the bridge, towards Graicus.

Courage found Cade too and he breathed out, calming. "Easy, now." He said, voice steady. "We aresafe."