Lise debated for about 2 seconds whether she should go over to Ash, but her debate was over as she suddenly sprung up and went to his side.

Isiea suddenly gets what's probably not the smartest idea. She suddenly grabs Ironhorse's tail and forces herself onto his back.

A screaming flock of ravens descended on Ironhorse before it could stomp Ash and Lise into the ground. They swirled around its head, pecking and clawing, and Ironhorse roared as it lashed out at the flock, blasting them to cindery bits. Ash staggered to his feet as Puck appeared beside them, Puck grabbing Lise's hand.

"Time to go," he announced cheerfully. "Prince, either keep up or get left behind. We're leaving. Isiea, let's go."

Ironhorse's skin is burning hot from the furnace that was his stomach.

(Ping)

Lise grabbed Ash's hand with the hand that Puck didn't grab. " Will you be okay? "

Isie doesn't even care. She climbs up onto him, takes out the rope-bridle, and forces it onto Ironhorse, completely ignoring the burns.

All that happened was that the rope caught on fire.

They ran through the caverns, slipping on ice and slush, the insane roars of Ironhorse and the hissing of the gremlins on their heels. The cavern shook, and icicles smashed to the ground all around them, spraying them with stinging shards, but they kept going.

A fuzzy gray shape bounded toward them, tail held high. "You found them," Grimalkin said, stopping to glare at Puck. "Idiot. I told you not to fight the horse thing."

She immediately puts out the fire and grabs Ironhorse's mane.

" Can you be annoyed later, Grim? Please? "

Ironhorse didn't pay any mind to Isiea.

"Besides, can't talk now, little busy at the moment!" Puck gasped as he tore past the feline, continuing down the tunnel. Grimalkin flattened his ears and joined them as the shrieks of the gremlins ricocheted off the walls. They could see the mouth of the cave.

"Collapse the cave!" Grimalkin shouted, bounding along beside them. "Bring the ceiling down on their heads! Do it!" He zipped away, through the cave entrance, and was gone. Isiea might want to get out of there before she's stuck with a horse and gremlins that now seemed intent on killing them.