Kethri stiffened both because of the sudden wrongness that surged through her and the fact that her body stopped obeying her, and she went careening to the ground, hitting it and shrieking in pain.

She lay there in a heap of feathers, one wing laying at an awkward angle, dislocated at the shoulder. She shivered gently as she lay there, her mouth full of dirt and her pride and body wounded. She realized far too late that the bite that Delta had given her had done something to her, pain blossoming from the wound as well as heat.

The owl spat dirt from her mouth and coughed weakly, gasping for breath, "... Let... me go!!"

She tried to move- desperate to do something, anything, but she was still, despite her efforts. Both the venom and the magic were too strong for her weak little body. She could only pray that somehow she'd survive this...

@Garnet-Delta

Garnet-Delta slowly spiraled down out of the air to land on the ground, landing with hardly a sound on soft, sheathed claws. "Don't worry," it hissed softly, tilting its head at the owl. "It would be a waste to kill you. No one to mourn you." It stepped forward, reaching out a paw to prod at the injured wing, checking for exposed bone. Seeing nothing, it assumed that the wing wasn't broken. Not that it was a doctor. They had a weird vulture for that.

"I have a better use for you," the alien announced, and it tried to use the bloodhold to make the bird move; but her muscles were locked up from the venom, and no amount of magic short of telekinesis could shift those feathers.

That was no problem though. After all, birds were light weights with their hollow bones. With a sniff and a twitch of its whiskers, it sunk its teeth into the injured wing (just in case magic or venom wore off, it would hurt like hell and give its victim something to think about before resisting further) and began to drag it toward one of the cracks in nearby ruin.

As it slipped into the artificial tunnel, surrounding them both by a narrow wall of crumbled stone, it summoned its magic to create a wall of glass at the exit. It had a long way to take the bird, and every step of the way, it cut off as many exits as possible. It would take a lot more to get through Canis; but by that point it could tell any bystanders that she had been "injured" and needed to see the "Doctor" with fair deniability.

Oh, wouldn't the others be impressed with it?

@Kethri ; exit Delta!

Kethri squealed in pain and twitched weakly, beak open as she panted, unable to get away no matter how hard she tried. She didn't like the sound of what Delta said... she desperately hoped the venom didn't kill her, and maybe that it wore off soon.

But for now, she could only close her eyes and pray that she would be okay. She promised she'd be good!

"D-don't kill me...", she begged, swallowing hard and trying not to cry, though it was getting more and more difficult.

As they drew nearer to the crack, her hope dwindled like a rabbit being dragged into the den of a fox. She was going to die... the thought made her feel weak, though as she focused on the feeling, she realized that it wasn't the realization. She was passing out. Her eyes slipped shut and she felt her consciousness leave, unable to even panic before she was out.

Exit Kethri.

@Garnet-Delta