PAULINE POV
Gripping her staff tightly, Pauline glanced nervously at the others. The Yumboes, as small as they were, stood ready to aid with their wind magic. Pauline couldn't understand their bravery. Her own heart was pounding so hard that it felt like it was going to burst out at any second. Pauline, no, everyone could hear the distant calls of the stone partridges and the unsettling growls of the Booas. They were near.
'Kenzo got bit in the shoulder,' Pauline noted. 'I will need to cover him. And since he's in pain, Akihiko might be thrown off too. He's going to be thinking of his friend.' Inhale, exhale. 'Remember, you matter here.'
The fourth wave was coming and it was going to happen at the same location. The beginning of the wave was signalled by the sound of wings flapping. Everyone was too slow for a vocal call out.
