BACK FOOT + MASK VIGIL

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AURUM

DO NO HARM BUT TAKE NO SHIT !

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The one good thing about him being targeted by Leroy was that... well, the general wasn't exactly a sneaky guy. It was still decently difficult to sneak up on Aurum when he was actually listening and looking out for threats, but it had gotten significantly easier to sneak up on him ever since he had lost his right eye. He was practically entirely blind on that side, and although he had gotten fairly good at detecting things there even without his vision, that didn't mean he was perfect at it. Luckily for him, Leroy didn't seem to pick up on that, or at least didn't care enough to even attempt trying a sneaky method on the proxy. That gave Aurum a distinct advantage, since the lion had been watching the hound closely, and his entire body tensed when the other came charging at him, leaping up into the air and aiming for his sash. Aurum's blood was pumping hard, but it certainly wasn't an unpleasant feeling, since the lion knew he wasn't in any real danger. Instead he just found himself mumbling silently, feeling a little bit bad, "Sorry about this, Leroy." The "this" in question was what Aurum chose to do in response to the canine's actions. It wasn't exactly the most dignified way that the angel could think of to deal with Leroy's assault, but... well, it was the easiest way, and hopefully the way that would cause the least actual accidental damage to the other.

Sucking a deep breath inward, Aurum yanked his midsection away before Leroy could clamp down on his sash, his hindquarters moving away while his front swung towards the other male. He moved to headbutt Leroy to the side while he was still in the air, using just enough force that, if he was successful, it would hopefully just knock the wind out of Leroy and knock him to the side. Aurum didn't want it to look like he was being easy on Leroy, or like he was being overconfident. It just felt like the right move to make, what with the roar of adrenaline in his ears and the frantic beating of his heart within his chest. Besides, even if it was just a little bit embarrassing for Leroy to pull such a move on him, even if Aurum succeeded, it was pretty damn dark, and it was unlikely that anyone would actually really see any of the details of the fight. Sure, a few of them had vision that could cut through the pitch blackness of the eerily moon-less night, but he doubted many of them would find it worth it to go gossiping about Leroy being brushed off by Aurum at the mask vigil. Unless it was like, Beck. The proxy was fairly sure he could see the founder gossiping and laughing about the whole thing, thinking it was very funny to see how Aurum prevented Leroy from grabbing his sash.

━ I'M GONNA WIN.┆PROUD. WARM. PROTECTIVE. ━