Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5494158-20160514220014/@comment-5494158-20160521043714

"W-What...?!" Beryl stopped in her tracks as the sudden commotion rang out. The noise she had been persuing seemed to be related to the thing Dust had just attacked; a small, strange, bird-type Grimm of sorts. This wasn't the only one however, as there were several of these Grimm nearby, as they had seemingly been passing through the thick brush, idly making a bit of noise in the process. As it turns out, Dust's strike had managed to kill one...which immediately prompted the rest to begin crying out.

"WWWAAARRRRRK!!!" A series of bellowing squawks erupted from the entire pack of Grimm. Not long afterwards, the sound of rustling and stomping could be heard from the nearby forest area, steadily growing louder and louder. Growling soon accompanied the noise as well, until the source behind it soon made their presence clear en-masse: A large pack of Beowolves emerged from the brush, growling and snarling at the Hunters and Huntress before them. This wouldn't seem to be the end of it however, as another type of Grimm would also be drawn towards them: Not one, but two Ursa Majors could be seen approaching as well, now letting out their own distinct sounds while setting their sights on those ahead.

"Tch...! So many Grimm from all sides..." Beryl muttered a bit to herself as she prepared with her Tiamat Glaive. Given her position, the only true option she had was to attempt to fend off as many as she could.

Meanwhile, Shula would seem to look over and take in the information Raiden had presented to her, nodding and listening intently in the process.

"I see now...I can't say I've seen that guy around, but I'll be sure to keep an eye out. Thanks for the info." She spoke up, soon focusing on Raiden's question afterwards, "As for myself, I'm honestly not from around here originally." She began to elaborate, soon taking a seat on a nearby rock as she explained.

"I was born all the way out in Vacuo, actually." Shula made an small gesture to the south-west as she said this. Although it would seem like an idle motion, the general direction she pointed to would still be accurate to some extent. "I came to Vale because...well, let's just say it wasn't worth staying in my home kingdom. A lot of personal issues, really..." She couldn't help but rub the back of her head as she spoke on this. From the sound of things, she wasn't exactly up for discussing her past.

"Anyways, what's important is that I found way better opportunities here." Shula gave a soft smile at this point, "I found myself a place to call my own, and I met the first true friend I've ever had." With this however, Shula paused for a moment of thought, as she'd reach into her coat pocket. After digging around for a bit, she soon pulled out a photograph. It seemed to depict her standing next to Beryl; the young Wolf-Faunus currently off in another part of the woods, facing down several Grimm. From the look of things, the photo was likely taken somewhat recently.

"This is my friend, Beryl." She showed the photo to Raiden at this point, "We got separated not too long ago, actually. Have you seen here around anywhere?"