Eclipse watched Neoma swoop around in the air for a moment before dropping back to the ground. Sunspot was finally finishing her antelope and the sun was nearly in the center of the sky. Eclipse stood up and stretched again, pointing her wings straight in the air and flapping them a few times.
"Let's go," she said, pacing away from the tunnel slope onto the open sand. She scanned the sky momentarily, ensuring no Nightwing hunters were on patrol. She wouldn't have been surprised, after the "incident" the day before. But the sky was clear. The warm air resonating off the sand would make it easier to glide longer without having to spend too much energy staying airborne.
"Stay close, and try not to draw any unwanted attention. If you see any Nightwings tell me. We will rest once we get to the coast--if all goes well, the sun will just be setting by then."
She swished her tail through the sand as she instructed the other two, then lept into the air, beating her wings to rise over the desert before gliding in the direction of the sea.