[He'll never be as ready as Ruby, because – and there it comes, crashing through and wrecking a narrow passage of trees with a howl – he isn't trained. But he's swift enough to leap to the side, out of the monster's range, separated from his current companion.]
Ruby!
[If she's going to put her Huntress training to work, now would be a great time while he . . . figures out something.]
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Ruby!
[If she's going to put her Huntress training to work, now would be a great time while he . . . figures out something.]