Blackfeather Woods damn the torpedoes!

Rowan waltzed onto the scene, earning a sharp, surprised stare from Maegi. She hadn't really expected the boy to come, at least not without his mother. Moonshadow's pups were growing faster than she could keep track. Her mouth twitched in the barest of smiles at Jakoul's direction toward Rowan, and she nodded in agreement. Stay back, she said to the child. Try to keep them away from other stores of food, if you can.

One blink toward Jakoul, and then she, too, was flying toward the largest of the raccoons, a growl rumbling in her throat. The pale, slender woman barrelled into its bulk in an attempt to bowl it over, aiming her teeth for its soft underside.

In response to the attack upon (presumably) their leader, the rest of the raccoons froze, and then began to scatter in a disorganized panic, running every which way.