Rousing the Crowd

As Ed charged forward from the entrance, herewaruk did not dally. Although stunned by his foe's speed, he was still an aged orc. Outside of the orc thicket, there were none that even reached his age.

As a guardian, he could be said to hold a monopoly on knowledge. He knew more than one or two useful spells. Water surged and grew into a large cube. Ed ran face-first into it creating a loud smacking sound.

Apart from the initial surprise of being suddenly submerged, however, Ed was entirely unscathed, if anything a little lost. 

He shot a glance and found that the guardian of the boulders was chanting rapidly. Beads of sweat formed on the orc's head as he couldn't help sneak a glance towards Ed to both monitor the situation and maintain his concentration over his water spell.

'This alone can't stop me' Ed didn't know if he ever learned how to swim since his memories were mostly lost or incomplete but... It didn't matter!