Redtail Rise i know you want my thunder

He snorts at the nickname she’s given him, before she nips at him and dashes away. The Redtail is quick to the chase, eager to dish back what she’d done to him; nipping at her heels and the fleeting swish of her tail.

It seems he’s overdone it. Chani’s step falters for a moment, but he is there alongside her to offer support, his own laughter mixing with hers as she regains her balance.

The terrain goes steeper still, the summit able to be seen amidst the pines. And they tackle it head-on. 

He looks to the girl, tongue lolling from his mouth, searching for an ounce of fatigue; to poke a hole in her ironclad pride.