The Sunspire you are my sunshine

With an infuriatingly loud scream, the lynx clawed at his face. Bernard instinctively snapped his head to the side, and its claws snagged the flesh of his jaw, raking across his cheek. The wounds stung horribly, and the cat managed to escape his grasp while he was stunned. The lynx made a run for it, and Bernard gave chase. Despite his lack of stamina at full speed and already being drained from the sprint here, he was slowly gaining due to the cat's injured leg. Smartly, it scrabbled up a tree, growling from its perch.

Its ability to climb was its saving grace... for now. True to his domestic roots, he bayed at the feline from the base of the tree, baring his fangs ferociously as he did. He soon controlled himself, though, stepping away from the tree while still glaring daggers its way over his shoulder. The cat would have to come down eventually.

Turning to Hyacinth and Seabreeze, his boiling anger shifted to a simmer, becoming replaced with concern. They were all bloodied and surely still in shock from the whole situation. Adrenaline still pumped through his body, but Bernard managed to say, I will protect the den until the threat is gone. You two should go get healed up. They may deny his request, but he would suggest it anyway. He'd value their safety over his own, as that was his duty.