Theo cursed as he spotted the children come into view, a pack of bloodthirsty kobolds in pursuit. His feet were moving before his brain had any time to formulate something approaching a plan, taking him straight past Halfdan even as Reaver was breaking into a charge himself. Crossbow in hand, he skidded to a halt just short of the fleeing family, calling out to them.
"This way, get behind us!"
In the same moment, he loosed a bolt, but his focus was more on the fleeing kids than on his aim, and the bolt went wide, skimming past one of the kobolds on the edge of the pack without finding its mark.
"Shit," Theo swore, quickly going to reload while calling out to the family again. "C'mon, we've got you covered, the big guy'll take em, you guys just get clear!"
"This way, get behind us!"
In the same moment, he loosed a bolt, but his focus was more on the fleeing kids than on his aim, and the bolt went wide, skimming past one of the kobolds on the edge of the pack without finding its mark.
"Shit," Theo swore, quickly going to reload while calling out to the family again. "C'mon, we've got you covered, the big guy'll take em, you guys just get clear!"