Corbin's wings puffed up as he watched, and he shifted his weight between his feet. His heart was pounding as he watched. Lorenzo was watching as well, but he was in the back of the stands where he was supposed to be instead of in the front with Corbin.
Cyrus’s father had started to gsin rage, attacking him harder. And of course the blue jay eventually ended up puking.
Corbin jumped over the railing and flew down when he saw Cyrus throwing up. He ignored his papa yelling at him to come back, barely able to hear him anyway. He threw himself between Cyrus and his father, stretching out his arms and wings as he stared up at the man, who seemed much taller in person. He was visibly trembling with fear, but tried his best to keep his face set. "S-Stop hurting him." He insisted meekly.
Cyrus grabbed corbin by his shirt “ get out.. You're going to get-” Cyrus looked over, throwing himself in front of corbin, as the rocks smashed against his shielded wings
Corbin yelped a bit and cowered, clinging to Cyrus for a moment before he tried to get in front of him again. Lorenzo was starting to come down now as well, trying to get Corbin out of there.
“ cori get out, go!” cyrus pleaded. “ I'm not losing you because of him too,” tears pricked cyrus’s eyes.
Lorenzo made it down to the field and grabbed Corbin, pulling him out of the way despite his tearful protests. He struggled to try and get out of his papa's grasp, but Lorenzo was clearly much stronger than him.
“ I'm ending this. Here and now, not only have you attacked a crow but you attacked my crow.” Cyrus spat at his dad with a cold tone. Cyrus fought a hell of a lot harder, most of his magic And willpower to even move was fueled by adrenalin and rage.
Lorenzo pulled Corbin back into the stands and kept him there this time, even though Corbin was clearly upset. He held one arm around his son, and his wing as well to keep him in place. "He'll be alright, Star… he's got it. He won't get hurt. That potion will protect him."
Cyrus and his father fought to the brink of the shield PotIon, cyrus finally Coming out on the top right as the shield broke
Corbin managed a shaky cheer when Cyrus won, still looking very stressed. Lorenzo held him close and nodded a bit to Cyrus.
Cyrus walked weakly to the others, pulling corbin into his arms
Corbin buried his face in Cyrus' chest, clinging tightly to him with his wings wrapped around himself.
Cyrus wrapped his wings around corbin, mouthing the words to Lorenzo “ thank you.”
Lorenzo nodded a bit and left, figuring Cyrus could take care of Corbin now.
Cyrus held for in for as long as he could before his father came “ now I see why you said ‘your’ crow.”
He said. Cyrus didn't dare move from holding onto corbin
Corbin clung tightly to Cyrus, sniffling weakly as he bit back tears. He was trembling and his wings were still puffed up, and he seemed to tense up when Cyrus' father showed up.
“ yeah.. Should have told you but I wasn't risking you moving me. Now you don't have that right. I'm an elite, which means I can assign my own duty.” be said coldly and glared at his father
Corbin looked up at Cyrus' father as well, looking meek and tired. He held tighter to Cyrus' shirt and moved closer to him, definitely not feeling safe with Cyrus' father there.
Cyrus' father chuckled “ I was waiting for the day you'd stand up to me. Your mom would be proud.” he said and walked away, glaring at corbin as he went
Corbin cowered under the glare and hid his face again, exhaling shakily when Cyrus' father finally left. "He's so scary…"
“ I told you.” he said with a soft chuckle.
"Mmmnh… he's still a lot scarier up close." Corbin kept his face hidden, holding tightly to Cyrus. "Can we go home…? How are you feeling?"
“ yes we can and like absolute shit..” he mumbled and picked corbin up.
"Mmnh…" Corbin kept his face hidden as Cyrus picked him up, relaxing a bit. "At least we can rest at home, yeah?"
“ Yeah. We can relax at home” he said softly
Corbin nodded and sighed, slowly starting to relax.
Cyrus carried corbin as far as he could, which wasn't very far but it was enough to show he cared. “ sorry..” he mumbled afterwards
"It's fine, Cy. We can walk. I don't mind, really. You shouldn't be pushing yourself anyway." Corbin took Cyrus' hand in his own and led him along.
Cyrus sighed, letting his wings hang a bit lower