Eztli let out a growl at his word, but it was half a growl from her and half from Sinka and she didn't seem to be doing a very good job fighting off her demon as her jaws continued to crush his arm, but the others weren't about to stand by and just let her hurt him. Bran jumped forward and with one hand grabbed her scruff and the other wrapped his fingers around her top jaw, Meztli doing the same with her bottom jaw and together they managed to pry her off of him. "Come on," Paion said as she jumped forward and helped Alek back up and out of the ring of trees.<br/><br/>Æsc smiled happily back at her and reached up to stroke her cheek softly, "I know exactly what you mean. I know I could never put to words what you mean to me."