Noctisardor Bypass [raid]I once saw a dragonfly caught in a spider's web

mahler was enraged by her presence, but his intellect bit through instinct. he could expend his energies here, but the tangle of wolves upon the border was where he needed to be. it was where the man merrick would be. 
the graf halted in his tracks and gave a ponderous snort toward the woman attempting to lead him away. she was lithe but small, and should she find laurel before the rest, the gargoyle had little faith she would succeed.
it was not only for her and her children that he fought; it was for all of rivenwood. mahler soared after the cur with a final snap, then whirled and began to charge toward the boundaryline, hackles promising the crush of bones if she pursued.