The collision was anything but graceful, and the force of it sent the pair tumbling into the dry brush beneath them. Patton groaned, but her survival instinct spurred her to move. She had to move. As man beneath her began to stand, the young woman skittered off of him, quickly moving backwards and away from the stranger. Wide frightened eyes saw the man. He was massive and imposing and looked to be incredibly dangerous. And there was a woman next to him. Her eyes were filled with concern. But Patton didn't care, she had to get away. It was dangerous to be around strangers. More dangerous than being stuck in a forest fire.
Was she alright? Patton took a moment to look herself over. She was covered in soot and her fingers and hands were scorched, but not badly burnt. The brunt of her injury had come from passing through the path of the dragons icy blast. Her arms and back were covered in frost. There was no way she could shift and manage to fly out of here. Her wings were far too frostbitten. She'd had to run for it. But as she turned over, she was faced with a wall of flame. It had surrounded the trio.
How was she going to get away now? She couldn't fly out this! With a fearful gasp, she scooted back from the flames, only to feel strong hands grasp her waist. The woman was about to scream and fight, reaching back in an attempt to bite the man who was holding her. But she didn't get the chance as he reared back and threw her towards the flames. Patton screeched as she was sent through the air, flailing her arms as if to try and catch it, but this form was incapable of managing that. She landed hard on the other side of the fire, her terrified screech cut short as the air was jolted forcefully out of her lungs. The impact caused pain to race up her arms and she gasped. They were worse than she thought. She'd dealt with frostbite before, and she knew that black fingers were a bad sign, but she hoped her fingers were blackened by the smoke.
The young woman coughed and rolled onto her knees, wincing as she moved. She held her arms protectively under herself as the woman landed next to her, followed by the large man. Her eyes darted between them and then to the others who had gathered. So he had thrown her to safety instead of back into the fire. Not exactly what she expected, but she was glad she wasn't dead. But she'd never been around so many people and it made her incredibly uneasy. Patton looked back into the fire, trying to spot the giant beast that she had seen before, but it seemed to be gone. Perhaps engulfed by the flames? Curiosity would have to wait as she had to get out of here. The young woman slowly rose to her feet, backing away slowly as she kept her eyes on the people around her. She'd need to wait until they were all distracted by the fire for her to have a chance at escape.
Was she alright? Patton took a moment to look herself over. She was covered in soot and her fingers and hands were scorched, but not badly burnt. The brunt of her injury had come from passing through the path of the dragons icy blast. Her arms and back were covered in frost. There was no way she could shift and manage to fly out of here. Her wings were far too frostbitten. She'd had to run for it. But as she turned over, she was faced with a wall of flame. It had surrounded the trio.
How was she going to get away now? She couldn't fly out this! With a fearful gasp, she scooted back from the flames, only to feel strong hands grasp her waist. The woman was about to scream and fight, reaching back in an attempt to bite the man who was holding her. But she didn't get the chance as he reared back and threw her towards the flames. Patton screeched as she was sent through the air, flailing her arms as if to try and catch it, but this form was incapable of managing that. She landed hard on the other side of the fire, her terrified screech cut short as the air was jolted forcefully out of her lungs. The impact caused pain to race up her arms and she gasped. They were worse than she thought. She'd dealt with frostbite before, and she knew that black fingers were a bad sign, but she hoped her fingers were blackened by the smoke.
The young woman coughed and rolled onto her knees, wincing as she moved. She held her arms protectively under herself as the woman landed next to her, followed by the large man. Her eyes darted between them and then to the others who had gathered. So he had thrown her to safety instead of back into the fire. Not exactly what she expected, but she was glad she wasn't dead. But she'd never been around so many people and it made her incredibly uneasy. Patton looked back into the fire, trying to spot the giant beast that she had seen before, but it seemed to be gone. Perhaps engulfed by the flames? Curiosity would have to wait as she had to get out of here. The young woman slowly rose to her feet, backing away slowly as she kept her eyes on the people around her. She'd need to wait until they were all distracted by the fire for her to have a chance at escape.
