He heard it, before he saw it- the flutter of feather and wing. Tiernan threw out an arm, his team pausing in their tracks as the rufflet descended, perching atop one of the great spines to regard them, expression impassive. "Beautiful," He murmured, looking up at the pokemon. A powerful addition to his team- one he couldn't reach.

"Mm." He glanced down at his pokemon- the little vulpix who had paused mid-step, one paw still hovering in the air. His rowlet, hunched against his shoulder. "Fal'inrush, use leafage- Rae'shalare, use ember before the leaves are sent out." Both pokemon seemed to understand, moving a bit towards the rufflet to prepare their attacks. Hopefully this would coax the creature down... in one manner or another.

“Another leafage, Fal’inrush,” Tiernan called, the rowlet fluttering up, steeling himself. Rae’shalare kept close to his boots, eyes wide, just watching the high-up rufflet.

Fal’inrush narrowed his eyes, screeching as he shot out a whirlwind of leaves, trying to knock the creature down.

Flames licked the rufflet, the bird screeching and buffetting its wings. Fal'inrush shook himself, beeping furiously. Failure here was not an option- he would not lose in front of his trainer, and he would not lose to another bird.

With a hiss, he launched himself at the rufflet again. Tiernan simply watched, frowning. Was Fal'inrush pushing himself too hard? Was he pushing Fal'inrush too hard? Perhaps going smewhere more peaceful after this would be in order...