Seeing that the human now needed an opening, Gwyntaan dove from the sky, plowing through the ranks of rodents like a shark through a school of fish.  Squeals came from the pack - mostly panic at the large predator, but there were a few individuals that stood their ground in rage or defiance.  One big fellow was right in the dragon's path and appeared to be making a stand, chittering loudly.<br/><br/>Gwyntaan barreled into it, sending the two somersaulting across the disturbed ground in a tangle of limbs, wings and tails.  The impact was fatal to the rat-thing, but the dragon did not come out unscathed either.  The rat's death throes had left several furrows in the more delicate scales of his forelimbs, and as he rose again to his feet, the ground around a nearby cactus began to show signs of movement.