"Oh no you don't!" called two other voice simultaneously. Suddenly, two fluttering butterfly-like creatures appeared, each of them slashing down at the shadows with bladed wings and bared claws.
"How did you guys get back here so fast?" asked Oath, sounding shocked.
"Well, we were out on the town, and then we heard some weird rumors!" exclaimed A. Joe. "They sounded like they had something to do with those crystals, and we knew you were here all alone, so we figured we should come and see if anything bad was happening!"
"And it's good we did," murmured Bloodtear.