grinnin' like a jackass eatin' cactus [RAID]

Nearly as silent as the cat pacing beside her, Torrent ghosted along behind the rest of the raiding party in the position she'd taken as part of the rear guard. Only Valkyrie's pawsteps sounded softly behind her. For once Pidge the raccoon was silent, though Torrent could feel where she gripped her fur tightly. The cantankerous raccoon healer wasn't a fan of fighting as she much preferred running away, but Torrent knew how fierce a cornered raccoon could be and she was confident that Pidge would be more help than hindrance.

There should, Torrent reflected, have been some feeling, some electrical charge to the air as she stepped over the boundaries of another pack, but there was nothing. She just walked in, and ahead of her Tyrian was howling, and Jupiter joining him, and more voices. She paused to watch that no one was flanking them, and when she strode forward again her pack members were already embroiled in battle. She hesitated, sweeping her chimeric gaze over the entangled packs, seeking her brothers to see if they were doing all right before she sought out a fight that would keep her from going to their aid. When it came down to it, keeping them whole and breathing was the reason for her existence.