Enemies In The Night

Ezra was jerked awake by a echoing howl from Resin, the sudden sound making him groggily stumble to his feet while his heart was pounding like crazy. He heard a commotion from out the window and he rushed over to it so he could look down into the courtyard, his icy blue eyes going wide when he saw all the big, strange looking felines that were rushing toward the castle - and toward Resin. He gaped at the sight for a heart beat, struggling with what he should do. Did he go down there? Did he hide? Did he go get Jane, Fihona, and Emile and hide with them? Then he saw his father run out into the courtyard moments later, watching him charge head first into the fight and his ears flicked back with a frown. Feeling like he had something to prove, Ezra spun around ran out into the hall, darting as fast as his lanky legs could carry him down the stairs to the main level of the castle.

He came around a corner into the main corridor in front of the entrance to the castle and skidded into a hard stop as he and one of the big cats ended up face to face. The intruder had just stepped across the door frame and they just happened to meet on either side of the foyer. He and this cat stared each other down for a few beats, both of them clearly startled by the unexpected approach. Then all at once the fight kicked off, the dangerous looking big cat swiping toward him with razor sharp claws as it lunged toward him. Ezra dodged out of the way, narrowly missing the swinging paw. He did this a couple of times until Aquila came screeching through the big entryway, sweeping down toward the feline's head and distracting it long enough for Ezra to finally make a move.

The young male managed to get a strong bite in on the big cat's back leg as it spun around to swing at Aquila, who swooped out of the way toward the high ceilings above them. A pained yowl echoed around the foyer as his serrated teeth ripped through the flesh and he shook his head, ripping out a bloody chunk of the cat's thigh. He jumped out of the way again as it tried to turn and face him, but the leg immediately gave way when it tried to put weight on it and made the feline stumble and fail at it's attack. Ezra darted past it then and out into the night, leading the limping cat back out of the castle after him.

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