Eclipse's tongue flicked out and in once as she stared at the Solarwing, eyes narrowed. Annoyance churned inside her like a storm cloud.
There has to be a way to keep her from discovering the tunnel. It could be my perfect little hiding spot--I could travel across the continent so much faster. I don't have to share that with some silly little Solarwing...
But how in the name of Pyrrhia am I supposed to explain how ELSE we got here?
She paused a moment longer, turning the thought over in her head. A small idea began forming in her mind, and she tried somewhat to suppress a sly grin.
She sat back down on the grass casually, wrapping her tail around her talons once more.
"Oh, I'll take you back to the desert..." she drawled slowly, inspecting her claws and chipping a small piece of flaked blood from between her scales.
"On conditions. As far as I see it, you owe me. And since you don't seem to have too much of a problem flagging down Nightwings anyway, you may be able to help me..."
If she was going to lose the secret of the tunnel, she might as well get something out of it.