Ouroboros Spine Just looking for a fight

The creature hissed something, but of course, Farstep couldn't understand it. Without being able to understand the words of his fellow wolves, how could he comprehend the words of another species? No matter. What he heard was a guttural sound as the cougar gained ground and stretched out a paw. Perhaps it hadn't meant to hit, for it missed, but that just spurred Farstep to move faster.

His attempted run was probably comical, but for him it wasn't funny. It was his life on the line, and if he couldn't force his legs to move through the muck coating them, then he would forfeit it. He couldn't afford that, and so he wrenched his limbs, aching at the sockets, and began to gain a little speed.