Drift and Swiftpaw swerved to lead Epsy away from Energy and around her nest. Swiftpaw already had a plan. He just had to skirt the edges of the nest and Epsy would keep her attention on them. He hoped Drift could keep up.
The much smaller dice was holding his own, short legs already covered in mud from the effort. Lexx frowned, then rushed toward the nest again. This would all be over in a matter of minutes.
"Lexx, get out of there!" Chel and Riley had stumbled into the clearing. Riley grabbed Chel the moment he saw the chaos. He held her as she struggled to get free.
"Lexx! Get back!!" Riley yelled. That idiot. Why didn't he stop and THINK about what he was doing. This was a dangerous situation to begin with.
Swiftpaw skidded to a stop and grabbed Drift by the back of his neck as he ran by. It was time to get out of the way. Swiftpaw jumped into the air, spreading his wings just as Epsy's open jaws snapped shut where they had been. She skidded and almost fell, preventing her from lunging after them.
