Gregor has come back to the Underland in order to see Ares. Gregor had not seen Ares since they had been bonded together at Ares' trial. Now they fly through the air racing Luxa's bat; Auroua. "You could never beat me Overlander!" shouts Luxa. Gregor doesn't respond. He knows that he's an unexperienced flier and that Luxa could beat him in his sleep.
All of a sudden, Gregor hears something. He lifts his head up, searching for the source of the sound. He sees Luxa doing the same, "So she heard it too", he thought. Auroua and Ares head upwards, cutting through the air. The wind rushes through Gregor's hair as he holds on tightly.
"Not so tight" Ares purrs.
"Sorry" Gregor responds.
Ares just nods his head in response as he continues to cut through the air upwards.
After what seems like ages to Gregor, the bats level out again. Gregor remembers the sound and wonders what it was, he tries to push the thought out of his mind but he can't. "What was that?" Gregor finally asks.
"Rats" Luxa sneers.
"Of course, rats" Gregor thinks he should of known. By instinct he looks around at his surrondings as if suspecting that a rat will jump out at him at any second. He begins to relax, until he looked behind himself.
Luxa peers out of the corner of her eye and sees the Overlander tensing his muscles and sitting upright. "What is the matter Overlander?"
"Luxa" Gregor stammers
"Get on with it Overlander" Luxa snaps
"The rats"
"Yes, what about them?" Luxa prompts
"They have bats"