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Rea skittered through the crowd, taking note that their were quite a few people who were not staff, undoubtedly reporters as well as the others of the lucky draw. She however did not stop, her feet slipping between people and those unfortunate enough, between legs. She had not for a moment thought of her new form, fitting her so perfectly, it was like she had never been human, like that part of her was a dream. Her tongue lolled from her mouth over small sharp teeth, she had to be human to have these thoughts though, she didn’t remember being a dog before. Her hind leg hurt as she ran along, but not enough to stop her in her mission, she had to help the twins. Around her people passed without thinking, they thought nothing of such a small creature, utterly normal apart from her bleeding side. The wind whipped through her fine white pelt, blue eyes squinting as to not let the wind damage them. She huffed, why was this place so big, had she not followed her nose, she would have surely been lost at the first turn. Still she bounded down long gilded halls, small sharp nails clicking as she ran, announcing her presence to all those around her.

She burst out through the Herb Gardens french windows, getting into her stride as fire burnt slowly in her wound, closing it to any more bleeding. She did not blink at the burning, for indeed though she was cold, she did not feel any change to being burnt. She sniffed unhappily, burnt hair stank, wrinkling her nuzzle in disgust, it would take forever to clean the smell out. She jumped off the steps, her form a light in the dark, white pelt glimmering. She hoped that the twins were ok, that the one who had fallen with the creature wasn’t too hurt or caught. She had faith in them, they seemed to be so much of the other world, the magical world in them and they barely were human any more. She paused, looking about for where the creature had landed, now what could she see from her windows, she should head there. Turning right she slipped along the dark green grass, a streak of white against the darkness. She could feel the tickle of the grass between the pads on her feet and wondered how she had ever thought herself aware before. Sure now all she could really see were muted shades in black and white, but everything was so sharp it almost cut.

Rounding the corner she spotted the twins, the creature was on its back, at least a little vulnerable, but at the same time, it also had the first twin in its grasp. She moved more slowly across the grass now, all to aware of the fact that she needed to be careful. Sasha circled the creature, watching her grasped twin with an unmovable intensity and the little white dog felt a great sorrow for her. The creature was trying to shift to its feet and Rea feared the girl would be crushed and shredded accidentally, which was almost worse than if the creature had meant it. Her paws dug into the floor, speeding to the side of the strange man, he smelled odd, but he seemed to be going for the creature, so she held him no grudge. She made sure to touch his leg briefly, letting him know she was there before darting off, not wanting to get in the way. She moved to the other side of the creature, her back to the forest, just a little way off the second twin who was making an almost continuous noise. The noise grated on Rea’s ears, making them twitch, the low keen of sorrow unable to be kept inside by the young girl. She watched the creature, finally deciding on how to get up, clasping one taloned paw around Zosia, making her scream as the long claws pierced the surface of her skin. It rolled, pressing his full body pressure against the girls slender form and got up on three legs.

Rea let out a bark, unable to keep quiet as she feared for the girl, but as the beast came up, she saw that the girl had passed out, but was otherwise unharmed by the roll. From her chest soaked red blood, staining the matching uniform. The dog flinched as the Sasha ran at the beast, her step back followed closely by a pounce forward, shooting into movement. Sure she couldn’t do a thing to harm the creature, but that by no means meant she could not and would not help in any way she could. Sasha flashed the ever brighter flashlight at the creatures eyes, making it back up a little, moving towards the forest. Rea’s ears perked up, yes, if they chased it in there, it would have less movement than them, its form so much larger than their own. Putting on a burst of speed, she started yapping, her little voice high and loud, running back and forth before the creature as Sasha did, encouraging it to go back, she was careful to stay out of its grasp. The sweet smell of blood had filled the air and she feared for how long the other girl would last without medical attention. To her left stood Demetrius, though she paid no heed to him, her continuous yapping echoing out across the garden. She hoped that someone would take the opportunity to attack it, since it was more than a little distracted by the Sasha and herself.

“We need to get it into the forest, it has to much space to move here.” Shouted Sasha, her voice high with anxiety. “We need the help of the guardians.” She spoke then covered her mouth; Rea knew it was something that she should not have said. What guardians, she had seen not one single guard go into the forest so the twin could not possibly mean them. The little dog did not pause in her noise attack on the creature, staying in from f it, where it could not attack her, not unless it wanted to lose its prize. The thing twisted and turned, its had shuddering back and forth, as to not be surprised by an attack by its now many opponents. She darted forward, nipping at one of its hind legs, though not to much effect, she was less than a eighth of its size and she did not want to gain any further damage off it than she already had. Her teeth barely sank into its flesh, so hard was its skin, despite the fact her teeth were as sharp as glass. She moved away, watching as it raised a big paw, stepping back from the humans and towards the forest. She let out a triumphant yip and dodged out of the way of the oncoming paw. Her feet sunk into the soft earth, making her skid and grass hunks flew up into the air. She slid on to her side, coming up slightly mudding, she cursed the earlier rain, she would have been had it not fallen.

Flame flickered over her form as it had before, burning off the dirt, she squealed seeing this, fear shooting through her. What ever happening was powerful and she wasn’t all to sure she liked it. However almost as soon as the fire had come, it was gone, leaving her fur once more perfectly white. She sniffed herself, glancing at the creature , which could not bring its eyes to her bright flame. Her tongue lolled from her mouth, she was pleased, this thing really didn’t like light and she would be more than happy to blind it a little, sure she couldn’t do much. At least now she could do something.