<span style="font-style: italic">A loud screetch filled the sky and a sense of danger surged through Na'vee as she felt Holet keen with her.  Gasping, she heard two loud explosions from somewhere to the sides of her.  It didn't take long for Holet for connect with her and was instantly blinded as he saw an explosion just South of Na'vee, causing Na'vee's eyes to fill with a searing pain. </span>"NO!  Holet!"<span style="font-style: italic">She clawed at her eyes as she tried to rip her vision from Holet's and ran in the direction he was at - leaving Vican behind.<br/><br/>Panic, the familiar sense of panic, filled throughout her as she felt Holet's heartbeat and a feeling of falling.  She knew that if she didn't find him before he hit the ground, her best friend would be gone forever.  Running as fast as she could go, a rage engulfed her and she felt the dreaded transformation of the dragon-blood inside of her start to rise to her surface.  Fighting to push it back, she looked up to the sky and saw a white streak falling just feet from her - and she ran faster than she ever thought possible.<br/><br/>Then he was safe.  Her tears streaked down her face as she fell to her knees and wrapped her arms around Holet who laid against her, unconscious but still very much breathing, and held him tight. </span>"Thank the Universe you're okay..."<span style="font-style: italic">The large bird weighed heavy in her arms - almost like a child of 3 winters - and she realized just how much this gyrfalcon took care in never burdening her anymore than he had to.  Gently, she fingered the feathers on his breast and stood, feeling a dark flame bellowing inside her as she searched for whatever it was someone was trying to give warning to.</span>