"Um." Tawny started, should she tell Aloe? She seemed nice but could she keep a secret? "Well, I live in a hut by the ocean with my brother." she mumbled scrambling to catch up with Aloe. "Well, I did." she corrected herself. "I don't think you should be moving this fast with your talon like that." she called ahead.
Aloe pushed her way towards the group of SkyWings, a couple glancing up and recognizing her.
"JUST
back off, lunatic." Ruewen gasped.
From what Aloe could see, Ruewen was standing, but he did not sound well.
"What HAppened?!" Aloe demanded, her voice cracking stupidly as she motioned the SkyWing guards back.
"Oh dear." Ruewen mumbled, his gaze trained on the ground as he breathed quite heavily.
The SandWing Princess looked around quickly, then turned back to Ruewen. "Rue, where are Leif and Fae?"
"Gone, gone," he waved a careless talon towards her, then staggered. "I- whew, boy." He breathed through his teeth, then jerked his gaze towards Aloe. "I sent them away. The guy was, uhh, flaming mad. You know. Rather him just-.. just take out Fae then.. ughh- then all these dragons." He leaned against a small building, shaking sand out of his rigid wings awkwardly.
"You got hurt." Aloe decided.
"I, uh... I got hurt." Ruewen agreed.
"Well, golly gee, it's your luuucky day, buddy 'ol pal." Aloe hobbled to the side, motioning towards Tawny with her wing.
"No- gosh," Ruewen scoffed, shaking his head and dropping Aloe's gaze, "I need to get back to the-"
"Where are you hurt?" Aloe demanded. "My gal Tawny will halp you, bro."