Aelena watched for Iylldrraen to make his move. With each second that passed she became more anxious. It was not like her and she realized the difference immediately. Before, she had adventured with many different people and while she always worried and did not want to lose her friends this was different. She could not lose him. Not after all that had so recently transpired. Not after how long she had waited. With a slight shake of her head she pushed the thought aside and focused. She had caught a glimpse of motion and knew that it was about to begin.<br/><br/>The assault was an explosion of ferocity. The second Iylldrraen leapt onto the dragonkin's back she knew it was over. Keeping an eye on her lover she darted forward toward the mouth of the cave. She saw the Druid finish the creature with a brutal efficiency. It was something she admired. With him, there seemed to be no wated motion; no needlessly expended energy. It was also a quick kill. Even if the dragonkin were their enemies, they did not deserve to linger in agony.<br/><br/>The shapechanged shaman darted carefully forward and her blood ran cold. Coming up behind Iylldrraen was a whelp. It had spotted him and it's mouth was open, ready to expel a blast if cold that could freeze a person in place as well as do significant damage. Before she had even thought, she was charging toward the deceptively innocent looking dragonspawn and leaping through the air. She crashed bodily into the beast, denying the icy breath arcing wide if it's target and bearing them both to the snow covered ground.<br/><br/>Aelena recovered first and pounced on it, trapping it's head to the ground with one paw while her gang filled muzzle clamped into it's neck until she felt its life leave it. She felt a sadness wash over her, as she did every time she ended a life but knew that it had to be done. The sacrifice needed to be made if balance was to be restored. With flanks heaving from the adrenaline of the moment, Aleena's eyes darted to her lover to assure he was okay.<div class="messageTextEndMarker"> </div>