Henry feels blackness edging in on his consciousness, but he refuses to let it win. It thrashes its head, tossing him back and forth like a rag-doll in its jaws, and he feels bones snap and muscle and sinew rend. But he's got a weapon in his hand.

As she tosses him in her mouth, he swings towards her head, and he plunges the knife into her eye, screaming wordlessly.

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"Worry about Henry, not the Feartail!" Josh calls as he runs. He takes to a tree, climbing quick. When he's high enough, Josh takes aim with the bow and lets his arrow fly. He's just aiming for a non-lethal area, to hurt but not kill. Feeling Henry's arm damaged again has the healer even more worried.

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Ava just grinds his teeth but says nothing. He doesn't want to admonish his heartfelt friend for being so worried for Henry - but the Feartail is indeed a consideration for him. All animals are considered sacred to Starhavenites, and they stand a chance of failing if the female dies.

Using the blunt end of his spear, he pokes at her at he follows her trajectory, doing his best to get her attention. The Feartail screeches at him, wheeling higher into the air, dragging Henry with her. It's not until Josh's arrows start to find their mark that she finally drops the teen in her mouth and takes after Avalon in earnest.

It's a close call for Avalon, who feints out of the way just in time to avoid a tail strike. Screaming her fury, she chases the winged teen away over he tree tops, leaving Josh and Henry in the silence of the jungle with her dead mate.

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Henry hits the ground hard, and the wind is knocked out of him. He's not getting up.

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Josh slings his bow over his shoulder the moment the arrow hits it's mark. He knows what the arrow did. Seeing Henry dropping had Josh pale though. Worried about Ava and Henry, he rushes to Henry first. Tumbling to the ground, he doesn't even bother to get up before he starts healing the Lantern. "Oh god, Henry...please..." he murmurs, going full output as the glow shifted to those white flames they always did when Josh was upset. "Heal..."

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As for Avalon and the Feartail, there is no sign. Off in the distance though, the creature can be heard screaming it's rage.

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Henry's eyes flicker open, and he groans. "Josh...? Remind me... never to do that... again..."

He closes his eyes again, but he's breathing, and Josh can sense his body repairing itself under the healer's care.

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The relief that washes over Josh is almost tangible as he continues his healing work. "Henry..." he trails off, focusing on the healing and trying to sense if Ava is okay.

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