Every now and again, Connor really starts to think he's gotten the hang of this whole "superheroing" gig. Coming off some mission or another, he will decide that this, finally, is the point at which his path is clear and he is comfortable with his life.

The last time he'd felt this way, life had thrown him against a literal dragon.

This, somehow, is actually worse.

Connor clamps down on his initial "panic" response, trusting Starfire to be durable enough to handle herself. Instead, he elects to get some distance, circling around in the vague direction of the shack behind them, and fires an experimental shot aimed at the stomach of the one with the longer legs.