FUCK YA CHICKEN STRIPS — RAID

[Shininglight]

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The sharp cry of a hawk awoke Tabitha. Her senses were keen, ready to go at a moment's notice. The avian jumped off her perch and onto the sleeping lump of striped fur below, piping and cawing loudly. Only then did Shining finally come to life, his movements a bit sluggish however. He blinked mismatched eyes for a moment, looking at Tabitha. "Raid? Trespass?" the tom inquired, rising to his paws. In the dead of the night... A surprise attack?

Shining didn't connect the dots of the other hawk crying away until he felt a familiar tug on his soul. His eyes widened, senses springing to action. A voice came through the bond. Danger. Lessa was in danger. Shine managed to focus now, quickly heading out of the Observatory, Tabitha right behind and above him. Coming. I'll protect you, he answered back, giving a gentle tug on the bond in response.

[glow=black,2,300]YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING. POWERLESS.[/glow]

Shining bit his lip as he ran. Once he had held onto so many powerful abilities that his strength was quite scary if provoked. But now, he was perhaps at his weakest state ever, physically and mentally. No elementals, no telepathy, no deceiving mind tricks. Just teeth and claws. Hopefully it wouldn't resort to violence- he needed to simply make sure Lessa was safe, out of the center of chaos. They were both pacifist medics, not fighters. Their job was to tend to the injured.

Fighting had already started by the time Shining got to the Starpool. Blood spilled onto the ground, the very scent of it causing the feline to freeze for just a moment. But he shook his head and kept gently tugging on the bond- signaling his arrival in the darkness to Lessa. She was nearby... very close. Here to save you. Shine kept his eyes and ears peeled, in case anyone tried to start something with him. Tabitha, the red kite, perched onto his back, doing the same.