"Money doesn't matter here, buddy. I do whatever someone needs help with or I'm asked to do." He kept his face turned toward the path ahead, but spoke loud enough to be heard.

Keith tilted his head. K "Really? That sounds-... Nice. Anyway, you and I are gonna have a talk, later." He glared at Ethan. Asta was cracking up. "OoOoOooOo spooky, Keith is gonna have ThE TaLk wItH you, Ethan. Be scared."

"Are we." He spoke mysteriously, unintimidated by his 'threat'. He smiled and looked at Asta. "I'm too old for the talk-" He narrowed his eyes.

"Mn. Not that talk. The whole- 'if you hurt my sister ill tear your heart out' talk. Aw, Keithy-pie, I knew you cared." She tensed as the forest behind them rustled collectively. "We need to move. Now. Can Zeus fly?" She flicked an arrow out of her quiver and climbed up behind Keith, backwards.

"I meant that talk, what talk are you talking about-" He glanced back at the forest, then at Zeus. Can you fly? Too soon Zeus weakly lifted off, heading forward low to the ground, Ethan nudged his horse to keep up, glancing at Keith to make sure he kept up.

Keith was on the way, and Castor was flying level with Zeus to help keep him up. He ended up flying under him in case he started losing altitude. A line of cavalry came launching after them, and she was shooting as fast as she could.

Ethan's horse was galloping just ahead of Zeus when he started tilting, coming down wrong, half on a wing and half on his feet. Toppling in a dust pile, Ethan pulled his horse to a near halt, get up please! Zeus took a second to late to get up and start 'sprinting', using his wings to help him go faster, flying definitely helped him go.

Castor followed desperately, Keith turning his horse to the side. The stop sent an Arrow destined for Asta sinking into his leg. He gave and anguished cry and almost fell off his horse, barely pulling himself back on and ushering his horse back to a gallop. "Are you okay, Keith?" She was wide eyed and stared at her brother, lowering her bow. Keith gave out a disgruntled noise of affirmation.

Ethan waited for Zeus to come close before pushing the horse back to a gallop, going toward Keith and Asta. He heard a bolt sweep by his head, He narrowed his eyes. The good news was he and the dragons were slowly gaining on them. He had no idea Keith was hurt.

She swallowed and continued shooting. The cavalry kept gaining on them, and she could only shoot down so many before they were about to catch up.