As it turned out, on his way to the stream for water, Wyatt had come across the nest of some ground-nesting bird and since nothing said breakfast to him like eggs, he lingered to steal the small round eggs... and was still close enough hear his name carrying through the trees when Neeshka screamed.

"Neeshka!" Eggs forgotten he jumped to his feet and turned back the way he'd come at a run.

Following the sounds of the struggle as he got closer, he came upon the pair just in time to see the unknown woman closing in on Neeshka.

He had only a moment to react, to choose. And he chose Neeshka, coming up behind Anna, his arms slipping around her - one snaking her waist, the other wrapping around her throat, both squeezing tight and pulling... dragging her back and away from Neeshka.