Heron Lake Plateau locked and loaded, where the hell is peace of mind?

Ceara surprised her by agreeing. But before X could so much as unlatch his talons from Towhee's shoulder, Ambrose volunteered to fetch @Raven himself. Before wolf or bird could react, he took off uphill, leaving them with the injured party.

Towhee made a clicking sound that was evidently X's cue to dismount; he spread his wings for balance, then leaped to the ground and settled. This freed the mercenary to move closer and crouch beside Ceara. "I'll get these clean," she said perfunctorily, remembering how Ceara had done the same for her after her spill on the caldera.

While they waited for the Alpha female to arrive (with or without her swarthy escort), Towhee methodically licked Ceara's wounds, doing her best to scrape them free of blood and other debris, hoping those still oozing would continue to clot.