[That does work for a few moments as the Peepit flails uselessly against his foot, trying to push itself forward without much success. But what it also does is make it angrier, and at last it gives a particularly enraged cheep and leaps up, lashing out at Isamu with its claws.
It's too fast for Richard to react with a spell of his own, especially not when the two of them are so close together, so all he can do is let out a cry of alarm.]
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It's too fast for Richard to react with a spell of his own, especially not when the two of them are so close together, so all he can do is let out a cry of alarm.]
Isamu!