Redtail Rise the sphinx

Avicus wanted her children to attack her. Masquerade licked their chops and glanced at Relic, though their focus hovered more steadily on Redd. They tried to read their sister’s intentions in her body language, cuing up their own response based off hers.

When Redd exchanged a glance with them and then leaped in for a low blow aimed at the Wealda’s flank, Masquerade made good on their role as wingman. Too wary of attacking in the direct vicinity of Avicus’s jaws, Masque sprang to snatch at the red woman’s tail.

In a true fight, such a maneuver would not prove fatal, of course, but it would serve as a painful distraction. And Masquerade could hold their enemy fast, allowing Redd to move in and do damage.