Nova Peak what’s yours is mine.

Chaos.

The wolf once known as Riley registered little. Next to him Riot bolted. Fangs found Riley’s hips, his shoulder, his neck.

He fought to keep them at bay, but in the end between Redd’s firm grip and the forceful shove of Lilitu’s body, he had no hope of escaping.

Snarling and slavering down to his very last step, Riley was pulled under. It was as if a current carried him now; there, held to the dirt and thrashing between Redd’s teeth, Riley Redtail exsanguinated. His blood seeped openly from his throat, a dark bloom of vital lifeblood spreading outwards beneath his thrashing body. Struggling against the hard-pack ground and the force of Redd’s grip, his energy ebbed. Eventually, his ravaged body could take no more and he stilled.

The last thing he saw was the shape of his son. For the briefest moment his pupil darkened, before everything went black.