Sayuri & Kiernan: AIN'T NO PARTY LIKE A KILLER MANTIS PARTY CUZ A KILLER MANTIS PARTY DON'T STOP.
Lucy came quickly when Kiernan pulled out his amulet, as she was prone to do whenever danger hit the city. It was like she knew -- but then, Kiernan never stopped long enough to think about it. He hopped onto her back, silently cursing that he had just gotten his armor repaired from last time, and they flew towards the danger. On dragonback, it didn't take him long at all, and his eyes searched for the best place to swoop down.
He saw one lone figure taking on a giant mantis, and he directed Lucy down to provide assistance to whoever it might be. No one should ever take on any enemy by themselves, no matter what the reason, or else they would surely die; there were rare cases that Kiernan had heard of himself where someone -- anyone -- entered a battle alone and came out alive, if not immediately from the battle itself than by the injuries sustained hours later. And in the cases that they did survive, well, they were never in great shape.
Once Lucy got close enough, Kiernan stood, steadying himself on her back to prepare for a High Jump. Raising his spear over his head, he leaped off her back and sent the tip piercing down into the mantis's neck. The beast reared back and Kiernan barely managed to hop off of it in time, landing right beside the lone fighter.
Kiernan recognized her immediately. "Hey," he said with a lopsided grin. "Need some help?"