[Huge? A Feral is roughly the size of a human, with a little bit extra thrown on. But anyway]
Although the blow would have been more than enough to knock the wind out of Deadly, the Feral keeps going, leaping after Luke, before landing on top of him, pinning him to the ground with its sharp talons! Breathing heavily, the Feral whips its tail over its head, the spiked tip racing towards Luke's face!
"That's good then. Will Sofia be ok with that? I doubt she'll be afraid of the dark. Just a bit more explanation - the Darkroom, is a lot like what it sounds like - a Shadowmancer sucks all the light out of a room, leaving it pitch - and I mean pitch - black. Shadowmancers can still see, but you'll be blind, unless you have extrasensory vision. In a Darkroom, a Shadowmancer's magics are at their most powerful - but the Shadowmancer can't summon anything. No defined shadows, you see. Anyway, I'd best get to it."
Cairn gets up and walks into the lobby, periodically looking behind him to make sure the others are following. Once he finds a free bedroom, he motions for them to stay outside while he goes in. Inside, he simply sits quietly, and very still on the floor. Slowly, then faster and faster, the shadows lengthen and darken, slowly filling up the room. After a few minutes, Cairn gets up. There is no light whatsoever, but Cairn can still see. He grins - this feels great, and it's only gonna get better.
"You guys can come in now"
Strangely, no light from the hallway penetrates the Darkroom, there is a clearly defined line of twilight in the doorway, cutting off the light from the dark.