[At first it feels like it's working. Ignoring the intensity of the nightmare energy flowing into him, he continues to pull and pull, to drag out as much as he can. He can't take all of it, that's for certain, but even if it was just enough to get the edge off her, to get her to become more conscious and aware of herself again...! So when she does falter, when the flames start to shift and flicker, he starts to grin, his will strengthening at the sight. The only thing that's keeping his own sanity in place.
However, it's short-lived when she suddenly dives down, his own concentration broken as he ends up gasping and clutching to the talon as he tries to endure the sudden speed and air rushing against him. And then the next thing he knows—]
Hurgk—!
[—he's briefly flying through the air before slamming hard into the ground, the earth caving beneath the pressure and flying out as he slides over it. Were he human, he could have died, if not at least suffer some critical injuries. As it is, besides the scrapes and burns, there are certainly going to be a few fractured or broken ribs and he might have dislocated his shoulder. So he'll live yet.
But despite the searing pain, he quickly tries to open his eyes to look back upwards.]
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However, it's short-lived when she suddenly dives down, his own concentration broken as he ends up gasping and clutching to the talon as he tries to endure the sudden speed and air rushing against him. And then the next thing he knows—]
Hurgk—!
[—he's briefly flying through the air before slamming hard into the ground, the earth caving beneath the pressure and flying out as he slides over it. Were he human, he could have died, if not at least suffer some critical injuries. As it is, besides the scrapes and burns, there are certainly going to be a few fractured or broken ribs and he might have dislocated his shoulder. So he'll live yet.
But despite the searing pain, he quickly tries to open his eyes to look back upwards.]