A lighting stiletto crackles in solitude afar...

It all seemed to have gone rather smoothly. Neither he nor the older Rocket elite (THEO BECKETT ) had needed to intervene. Even still, the man behind the fox mask felt as though he'd needed to be here— to witness this. It was the consequence to a series of actions and decisions he'd watched transition and done nothing to stop.

Though they were both friends of Melody Miro , Rowan Wrynn had a harder part to play in this still as an actively deceiving participant. Compared to him, Remiel's decision to stay behind the mask seemed cowardly. Though it was done under the pretense that someone with his rank, within Team Rocket and outside of it, should keep his identity as much of a secret as possible. If he were to be compromised as Cillian Quinn had been, after all, it could result in something far worse than a localized manhunt and a few scandalous articles in HNN. The incident would almost assuredly cause international problems.

Regardless, the abduction that was transpiring this rainy afternoon was the furthest thing from such an incident. It was personal, and it ached. Yet, even so, the cloaked admin leapt off the ledge of the cliff and glided downward after grabbing his Decidueye's legs. Landing about a meter off to Gavin's side, he silently stared at the broken Gym Leader for a moment before turning to the others, waiting to see what came next. And, in some degree, ensuring she wasn't needlessly hurt.

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Cillian Quinn + Rowan Wrynn + THEO BECKETT + Melody Miro