Celephais' ears twitched toward what seemed to be a scuffle in the distance, but her interest wasn't fully roused until she made out the telltale scuffing of paws pulling dirt away from the earth.
What in the world? wondered the loner, who rose from her makeshift bed in the gnarled roots of one of many incredible pine trees. She didn't have to search long. Vaati was making a racket, so she need only follow her ears. What she found was better than she could ever have hoped for. As she poked her head over a clump of undergrowth and spotted not only a massive wolf digging, but a massive pile of
fresh meat, Celephais couldn't help but to salivate and hungrily ask,
"hey, uh, think... think you got enough there to share?"
Will do my roll with my next post. :D
Sorry for the wait on this, should be quicker from now on!
As the stranger's head lifted and his eyes fixed on her, Celephais snatched back her ears and wiggled her tail hopefully, but she ought to have known better. Truth be told, she wasn't one to share either. Her gaze skimmed over his prickling hackles and she dropped her head between her shoulders when his response came in the form of a snarl. A less brash wolf than Celephais would take the hint and leave—Vaati was a formidable size, doubtless he knew how to throw his weight around—but she was hungry and unwise, and there was a hunk of meat
right there. Besides, weren't large wolves like that supposed to be slow and dumb as rocks? So with a whip-quick glance back up at the hulking silver-and-gold man, Celephais darted forward, shooting her muzzle low in an effort to grab something from his pile.
Based on your roll
here, treated it as a miss for now.
Celephais was
flying, or at least that was what it felt like when adrenaline and determination mixed together into a deadly cocktail of daring. But even before she reached the meat, her pale eyes slid sidelong toward the hulking male to note that he was already moving, and it took only a second to realize that if she committed to the meat, she would also commit to being trapped in his jaws. The smaller of the pair slammed her forepaws into the ground and redirected her momentum, springing away from Vaati just as his teeth closed on the hair of her nape and yanked out several tufts.
Yowch. She didn't try to counterattack and was hastily looking for a way out, but the sudden change of direction disoriented her and she spun in place a moment, unwittingly opening herself up for another attack.
Yep! lmao sorry, I meant to clarify that in my earlier post but I forgot lol. Hit for Vaati.
She stumbles out of reach of his jaws, narrowly missing the opportunity to latch his jaws around what he could but pulling out tufts of hair in the process. He spits it out sourly, before narrowing his eyes and launching once more, simply aiming to barrel her over in her disoriented state, attempting to further discombobulate the girl into a checkmate. His legs extend, aiming to crash right into her side and throw her much smaller form to the ground, a feat easily said and done for his size. But there is the possibility of an early recovery in which she anticipates his move and would imply side-step away from his assault. It had occurred before to him, and he did not dismiss the possibility when he did so.
By the time the woman put her heels to the dirt, Vaati had recovered from his botched attack and was lunging for her again. She flung herself forward and squeezed her eyes shut, hoping that she would narrowly clear his jaws again, but her luck had run dry. She felt the thud of his broader body connecting with hers and then the dull pain that accompanied being bulldozed by a much larger wolf. Celephais kept her footing for only a moment before Vaati's strength proved overpowering and sent her into a tumble. As she slammed into the ground in an awkward half-roll, the loner shoved back her shoulders, flung her forelegs up to act as poor barricades, and struck for any part of him she could reach with a quick dart of biting jaws. She knew she couldn't do much to him—Celephais knew what she sucked at, and fighting was definitely it—but she had to try if she wanted to get out of this in one piece.
Powerplaying Vaati landing a hit with permission.
How she succeeded at keeping his superior bulk from bearing down on her, even if just for a moment, Celephais would never know. Adrenaline was doing most of the work now. She was successful in that attempt, but when the hefty male drew back and then struck again, she wasn't quick enough to deflect his path. His teeth dug into her neck and panic took the reins, forcing Celephais to buck wildly to her feet, tearing away from him in the process before he could get too tight a hold. Although his teeth tore through flesh as she fought for her freedom, she turned and fled from him as soon as she could, understanding at last that being cunning was never going to win this fight. The food wasn't worth her life, though it had quite possibly cost her just that to be defiant, since the flow of blood down the side of her throat was more than a little worrying. Celephais wasn't focused on that; she just ran and ran and ran.