He'd expected - well, hoped - that Ru would throw her ice spheres at the fucker from a distance, but whatever was going on in her head was on a whole different level and he wasn't prepared when she launched past him to rend and tear with mighty paws and claws like two handfuls of knives. He wasn't dumb enough to try and jump in to help, at least, seeing pretty quickly that he'd be in as much danger as the Tangleweed from her wild attacks.
Besides, she had it covered.
He still stuck around to make sure, though, as Boreal huffed in surprise when she was grabbed from behind. It was the dragon's turn to trust in her human and Ru as she turned to curl around Maea, crooning reassurance and mantling her wings protectively around the pale Ancient so that they made a ball of white and red where Maea's arms and skin scraped across sharp scale and talon. The dragon lapped at the wounds with worry until they healed--
and then looked mighty pleased with herself, assuming that the woman's healing was a result of the dragon's intervention rather than a new racial ability.
Hotaru's command had Tal hesitating as he waffled between the two injured women, clearly uncertain who needed him more, but in the end he obeyed the Valkyrie's order and went to kneel beside Maea, offering her an awkward hug if she'd let him and helping her to her feet before they both stumbled back to Ru's side. "Home sounds fuckin' great," he agreed, voice gruff with worry. "Look, I'll stick around an' help clean up here if you two wanna get a headstart?" He'd managed to avoid the hallucinations this time around, and his physical injuries were minor in comparison to what the other two had taken. Leaving Boreal to offer them emotional support, the courier went to tend to the horse with his ring and help the men get their wagon up and running before he was able to rejoin his friends for a stout drink and whatever conversation would help ease the aftermath.
Tal fin!
Besides, she had it covered.
He still stuck around to make sure, though, as Boreal huffed in surprise when she was grabbed from behind. It was the dragon's turn to trust in her human and Ru as she turned to curl around Maea, crooning reassurance and mantling her wings protectively around the pale Ancient so that they made a ball of white and red where Maea's arms and skin scraped across sharp scale and talon. The dragon lapped at the wounds with worry until they healed--
and then looked mighty pleased with herself, assuming that the woman's healing was a result of the dragon's intervention rather than a new racial ability.
Hotaru's command had Tal hesitating as he waffled between the two injured women, clearly uncertain who needed him more, but in the end he obeyed the Valkyrie's order and went to kneel beside Maea, offering her an awkward hug if she'd let him and helping her to her feet before they both stumbled back to Ru's side. "Home sounds fuckin' great," he agreed, voice gruff with worry. "Look, I'll stick around an' help clean up here if you two wanna get a headstart?" He'd managed to avoid the hallucinations this time around, and his physical injuries were minor in comparison to what the other two had taken. Leaving Boreal to offer them emotional support, the courier went to tend to the horse with his ring and help the men get their wagon up and running before he was able to rejoin his friends for a stout drink and whatever conversation would help ease the aftermath.
Tal fin!
