Redsand Canyon 'cause baby's got a black soul

Without warning, the intruder ground to a halt. It was such a suspicious maneuver, Towhee denied the impulse to rocket forward and close the distance between them. Instead, she slowed too, wary of flinging herself into a one-on-one brawl with such a large rival without at least assessing the situation first.

He made a threatening move toward her, jaws snapping, but Towhee remained out of reach. She glanced around to see if anyone else had joined the pursuit and saw Germanicus closing rank. But her orange eyes quickly snapped back to the gray beast, watching as he sent up an unheard howl.

Spotting an opportunity, Towhee crouched and leaped for the stranger’s exposed throat.

If Virion already exited the thread, we can just say she missed, lol.