She was being a good ally, flying north on wings that were no longer shaky in the air.
She was being a good ally, racing to the aid of the World's Edge in the night.
She was being a good ally, moving farther and farther from the reassuring fire of the pyre.
She was being a good ally, crossing the Heart of Helovia.

It is then she saw them. Unicorns, moving in a formation that spelled war in every graceful, purposeful movement. Her pale blue eyes widen, hovering in the air above them, shocked and uncertain, before she turns tail. Home, Onni? Lyhty says, worried upon her shoulder.

"Home," she says, sadly. If they would be able to call it that from this night on.

Unfortunately, the wind magic she had been blessed with since birth was not working properly still, and while she had thought the previous tailwind was fortuitous, it would now keep her from returning home in time to warn her beloved friends and family. Swallowing her doubt, her fear, Onni curves, wings pushing back against the wind, and she flew South. Back toward the red sands she knew better than any in this land. Back home.

If the members of the Basin thought they would be able to take the sands from under her hooves so easily, they would learn otherwise. Daughter of Kri the Resolute, Onni would succeed in keeping her home, her family safe. While the small, silver bay was missing, the shaman would do her best in the mare's absence.
After all, Kri would be very unhappy to return home to Psyche crowned Empress of her home.

The time slowed, the distance would not pass, and Onni was terrified that she would be too late, but battles raged along the the borders of the Throat herd in the Endless Night. Shadows danced eerily along the horizon, stretched by the massive fire which lit the entire land. Setting her wings downward, Onni begins to sail toward the red sands, ears alert and eyes scanning for any who were not paired, any who needed help.

A cloud of crimson raises as she lands, listening for the approach of an enemy.
Waiting.

[ Invasion defense post.
Standard challenge rules apply, Onni is in the Dragon's Throat border, a twenty or so paces from the unfinished wall. Magic restrictions as defined by the Endless Night SWP. ]