>>5265701>>5265703>>5265733"Gunpowder, come on! We’ll miss the battle! Let’s go kill the Kushan together- Ugh!" You run after your horse for a while, matching his speed until you feel a poking inside your chest. Thankfully it wasn't an arrow, just the exhaustion of trying to catch up to an animal made for sprinting.
Looking back to where you were, you somewhat overdid your escape, being a lot farther than where the arrows were trying to hit you. The weight isn't really being a problem in the slightest, and aside from the pain from trying to move your body around, you're still as nimble as always.
Running out of breath, stop trying to ride your horse and start telepathically manipulating him.
"I thought you were better than that, seeing actual threats that would prove to be a good battle, yet here you are now, running away from danger because you're paired with someone you don't like!"
'What?' Gunpowder slows down and falls for the bait.
"You heard me. Always chimping out when things don't go your way. If you wanted to run, maybe you should have been a race horse instead of pretending to be a warrior!"
The nerves were effectively struck, and with a swift drift so he could try to headbutt you, Gunpowder rushed in your direction as you leaped over into his saddle with your spear. After playing rodeo with him as he raged in place, you finally pull on his reins to dodge a bolt of fireball you got told to avoid thanks to your premonition.
"Hah, easy work." As the trail of blazes dispersed through the trees, you saw Barnham devouring several Kushan as he climbed an observatory tower in the distance, as well as several others aiming at him.
The dakas appear to be climbing down one tall set of stairs, and wherever they decide to attack after they climb down, you better stay away from them.
>Knock nearby observatory towers with your halberd.>Plant trees at the bases so they collapse on their own.>Aim soul arrows to strike the Dakas where it hurts.>Hide and wait for Barnham to be finished.>Something else. 