Moments later, Delilah's voice rang out from atop the Four-Winged Blood Bat.
"Rayden, you can let go. I've tamed it!"
Thunderhawk Rayden didn't release its grip right away. Only after the Four-Winged Blood Bat pulled its own claws free did Rayden grudgingly loosen its talons and beak.
To be fair, it hadn't gained much of an advantage in this aerial battle. A nearby swarm of invisible butterflies was waiting to launch a fatal strike at any moment, so part of Rayden's focus had remained on them.
Still, once Delilah subdued the Four-Winged Blood Bat, Rayden ignored its wounds and let out an excited series of chirps before bolting off toward the invisible butterflies, which had just escaped the arrow tower's firing range.
Delilah, handling her first tamed flying mount, hesitated for a second. But the instant she saw Thunderhawk Rayden dive, she urged the Four-Winged Blood Bat to chase after it.