Swiftcurrent Creek but dreams come slow

Njal's glancing attack (2 HP damage) + Jinx's partial defend (2 HP mitigation) = 0 HP net damage.
Current HP: 21/24

Though an apology danced on the tip of her tongue when he lifted his muzzle and the skin tore, she did not give voice to it. He had to have been aware of what his action would do to him. Still, he succeeded in knocking away her teeth, for the sudden upward jerk of his snout wrenched her jaws and she released him. It was instinct to do so, for the wolf would take no chances for damage by nature.

He found his momentum even in such close quarters and came at her, ready to bowl her over. Jinx read these movements—one of few lessons by Nutaaq that had stuck with her—and prepared herself. Her legs splayed and her paws found purchase in the snow, so that when he crashed into her, it ached but she did not fall. Though naive and out of practise, Jinx knew the basics of keeping one's feet, and though she was quite tall and lengthy of leg, she knew how to square herself well.

She would now return this attempt unto him, with the exact same motion: a test, as it were. Could he keep his feet as well as she could? She would soon find out, for with a rumbling snarl she aimed her own shoulder for his chest and came in low for an awkward wolfish uppercut.