Arrow Lake Gimmie your face!

A burst of growls preceded the emergence of a small, furious beast from the foliage. Turquoise's ears pressed backward and she backpedaled a few more steps as the creature—a wolverine, she realized—charged toward her. At the last second, it stumbled over some obstacle in its path. When it recovered, it savagely attacked the root over which it had tripped, leaving Turq to look on in fascination and terror, the former soon overcoming the latter.

"I think it's already dead," she said smartly, aware that goading the wolverine might lead to a nasty confrontation. "That was my bad," she acknowledged a beat later, hoping to placate its fury. "Sorry I tripped over you. I didn't see you there. You're not... hurt, are you?" she questioned, all the while keeping her distance and positioning herself to make a quick dodge should the wolverine renew its would-be attack.