The Heartwood man was born to sin, set him free and he will be a sinner

He wanted to pull his eyes away from the sight of that malevolent ghost and his shadow, but he could not. When he finally noticed the dark figure of Hydra he saw Cassiopeia instead - a trick of the light making this healthy and stalwart girl look more like his enfeebled friend, at least for a second. His heart felt like it was cracking in two. But there was a noise next to him, a rustling, followed by the sharpness of teeth raking through his fur; when the boy looked to his side he saw another shadow, then another. He was surrounded by Cassiopeia look-alikes and, petrified, they herded him out of his hiding place.

When Screech was thrust in to the light he made a noise like a mewling cat. The light burned for a second and left blotches across his vision, but soon enough everything cleared. The trio of dark sisters - plus Vaati - had all of their attention trained upon him. Although Screech felt as if his legs were going to buckle then and there he refused to let them. Rather, he stood with his tail curled against his belly and his head low, and sort of shuffled his weight from paw to paw like he was trying to hold back from pissing himself.