"Remember, Rooper-the Force is with us." She unhooked her shield from her arm and held it out before her, facing the circling beasts.
"What ..?" started Rooper, but her voice trailed off as she realized exactly what her master was doing.
Silandra had released the shield, which remained hovering in the air before her. She closed her eyes, extending her right hand, palm open, fingers turning slowly as if nudging around an invisible dial.
The shield trembled for a moment before shooting for-ward, propelled by the Force. It struck one of the beasts flat on the snout, causing it to rear up on its hind legs, mewling in fright. Silandra flicked her wrist and turned, her eyes still closed, and the shield soared up into the air, swooping around behind her in a wide defensive arc. She pushed outward with her other empty hand, palm flat. The shield swooped again, following her directions, changing course in midair to dip low and bash the second beast, also flat against the end of its glossy pink nose. The creature lurched back, screeching, raising its paws as if to fend off the hovering shield. But the shield had already gone.
The third beast, having witnessed the attacks on its kin, had backed away from Rooper and lowered itself into the water, presumably trying to make itself less of an obvious target.
Silandra was having none of it. The shield tipped on its axis at the crook of her finger, and then a sweep of her arm sent it dipping low, trailing across the surface of the stream with a hiss. The creature reared out of the water, mouth agape in fear as it, too, was struck firmly on the end of its snout with the flat of the humming shield.
Silandra extended her arm, and the shield whipped out of the water, returning, dripping, to her hand. She slid it back onto her arm. Her eyes flickered open. The beasts were all watching her nervously.
She took a step forward, raising her shield arm. As one, the beasts took a step back. "Leave. Now."
Rooper knew that the creatures couldn't understand her, but on some instinctive level, they must have known what she intended, as they all turned on the spot and charged off into the mangroves on the other side of the stream.
Silandra huffed a relieved sigh. "Well, I'm glad that worked."

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