Bearclaw Valley come up to the clouds my lamb

Off he raced, sparing no thoughts of self preservation nor plans as to what he was going to do once he got close enough to the beast. The impulsive decision had been made as soon as he had spied the colossal creature, though as he suddenly became entangled between Merrick's legs and heard the thundering hooves upon the earth once more, Astyanax realised the error of his ways.

He didn't have a chance to even look towards the charging beast, as suddenly a force lifted his hind end off the ground and he was roughly shoved to the wayside, flying forwards with about as much grace as a boulder rolling down a cliffside.

Somewhere he heard his brother call out, though the chaotic noise of the world was suddenly replaced with a loud ringing sound as the bottom of his jaw slammed against the ground. He came to a rolling stop a few paces away from where Glaucos cowered, frozen in fear. Head aching from the impact, Astyanax lay limp as his world continue to spin for a few moments longer.