[PQ] smiling out of fear

Ashe    The wind buffeted Ashe mercilessly. Her heart raced so fast she thought it would burst, and she couldn't stop the instinctive flutter of her wings. Sparks of pain burst before her eyes - the stupid wing was broken.    The world darkened and the storm quieted, and it took her a moment to realize that Remi had caught her. Her good wing fluttered delicately against his palm, and she crouched low into his hand with waves of gratitude sent his way. He explained what he was going to do, and her little body shuddered in his grasp.    Oh no, I'll just love it, came her dry response as the bag formed around her. She let out a small sound of displeasure as she was closed in, her body tensing. There was no hiding the tremor in her voice as she spoke again to the lion. Keep talking?    Crack!    Her heart jumped, and her wing flapped against the bag as the deafening sound of thunder exploded in her bones. Remi? The lightning reverberated in her skull, whining with painful energy.    Amalia. That was the snow leopard, and judging by Jigano's tone, the storm had chosen her to strike. Let me out if I'm needed! Ashe beat her wing rapidly against the sack. She could walk if she had to. She'd limp and she'd stagger, but she'd been trudging through this storm this long. I'll shift and try to redirect the lightning.    Her magic might not like cooperating in this storm, but she could at least do that much. Ashe has offered to shift and use her lightning magic should the lightning continue and she's needed and yet I swear, I love this earth that scars and scalds and burns my feet.