As Brand ran towards the sound of the pleas for help, he felt Cindy vanish into the otherspace where he kept his victims.  Even now she was being encased in crystal and dropped into suspended animation.  He knew it was complete when he felt the subtle spike in his magical power.<br/><br/>Brand exploded into the clearing, taking in the scene at a glance.  The catgirl was already halfway into the thing's voracious body.  He couldn't simply blast the thing with fire without hurting her.<br/><br/>The dragon tore at the vine, slashing viciously at the base of the plant with his claws.<br/><br/>"Hang on just a little longer!" he said as he attacked the wretched plant.<br/><br/>How dare it eat a pretty, potential meal of his!