Enemies In The Night

Ulric was pacing the halls of the castle while sleep eluded him, wandering from the hall where his children were sleeping to the more open corridors and down into the heart of the castle on the first floor. It was quiet and he hadn't seen another soul - not that he was seeking anyone out either. There was too much on his mind for him to try sleeping. He had considered doing another patrol just to pass the time, but the ever present cold was even worse at night and being out in that for any length of time didn't seem worth it. He didn't want to acknowledge the uneasy feeling that hung in the air and attempted to ignore it, chalking it up to his own frayed nerves making him uneasy for no reason.

However, as soon as he heard Resin's call his hackles stood on end and he knew his instincts hadn't been leading him astray. Without a second thought he spun back toward the main entrance into the castle and loped toward the outside with long, powerful strides. He burst out into the cold night air and made a beeline for the first enemy he could find which sent him colliding into a massive feline that had just been trying to make a break for it into the castle. He used the full momentum of his running as his chest hit into the cat's shoulder, slightly knocking the air out of him while a snarl pulled back his lips. He was able to knock the intruder to the ground and pin it under his heavy weight while he fought to get a clear shot at its throat. It flailed and yowled, struggling under his grip and hooking massive claws into his shoulder, nearly flipping him off off of it in the process.

He grunted against the pain of its claws, but fought through it till he was able to get one of his oversized paws on its cheek to pin down its head and prevent it from snapping at his face. Moving quickly, Ulric latched his jaws onto his neck and bit down hard around its throat, violently shaking his head for good measure before hopping back off of the feline and out of range of any last swipes or attempts at getting an attack in on him as it died. He didn't skip a beat, knowing that there would be time to question what was happening or think about the events once it was all over. For now he could only think of the wolves that needed to be protected within the castle. He spotted Resin's gray form somewhere within the chaos and started working his way toward her, fighting off more attackers as he went.

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