Ouroboros Spine I had a violin somewhere, I was gonna play it all sarcastically

He took no more than a couple of paces before he felt her behind him. Like a looming shadow of a presence that caused something within him to sink. He ignored that something, pressing onward only to feel the weight of her teeth bite within his scruff and transform his forward movement into a backward movement. Unbalanced from his gait, she snagged him and successfully pulled him downwards.

Kero snarled. Sprawled upon the ground, he moved quickly, rolling to his stomach and gathering his paws beneath him so that he might stand once more. His hackles coiled, shoulders tensing as he shifted his tail and posture to defend himself from whatever blow she might have him suffer next.

"What?" He snapped, ears flat against his crown as his muzzle riddled itself with ridges. Fangs flashed. His eyes sought hers out once more. He'd not be taken down so easily again.