The Bracken Woods when the earth was split in fives

The contact with his shoulder did manage to shake his balance a bit, but he was unbothered. He reached to nip the wolfdog again, to incite him further. Alarian did move out of reach after that, tail waving as he flitted a few steps back on unusually light paws. He dropped into a bow, stretching a little teasingly though his muscles remained tense— ready to dart out of reach again. It was a game he had always enjoyed, when he could convince another to play it with him; what he forgot now was that he was not as quick as he had once been.