Around him, the girls had already caught it. Aria's fingers tightened once in his before letting go. Luna's grin came in wide. The rest of the line came in on the same frequency a breath later.
Scarlet's lower lip pushed out.
"That's the second time today! You know I'm not built for holding back!"
Her red-gold lance smoked at her palm in protest but then one more look from Vespera snuffed it out.
Across the Cavern's span, the first scavenger had loped halfway to their line, four eyes tracking the distance as it closed and then screamed.
The sound broke from the hooked mouthpart, half screech and half bell-clang, and the whole gathered Safe Zone swarm answered at once.
