Sky huffed softly as he walked, tail lashing back and forth. "The beast would have chased me regardless of what you did." not even the gentle touch of her hand calmed him, he was too worked up. Too agitated. The edges of his lips stayed pressed into a frown. If they were lucky it would be a while before any one noticed Annabel was missing which gave them a bit of a head start.<br/><br/>"The further the better." He growled out. Pick a direction and move, just keep moving until daybreak and hope they put enough distance between them and any potential pursuers. They had time to worry about where to go come morning after they found an old cabin or something to take shelter in for a short while.<br/><br/>He picked his way through the thick underbrush and over fallen logs with ease, mangled wings twitching. Only if he could fly.<span style="font-style: italic">But the humans had long robbed me of that</span>he thought bitterly.<br/><br/><br/>"I heard the dog baying and came to see what it was baying at." Amos watched hound bay and scratch at the fence for a moment longer before turning away. " I found it necessary to arm myself since it sounded like the beast was fighting with the dog. What if it had attacked me?"  Likely it would not have but why take the chance? "Annabel already knows that it will be dealt with in the morning after she leaves for the academy."