Kildeer Rest Winter's Kiss

ooc: Sorry for the wait! It's been a crazy busy couple of weeks. <3

IC:

Having snapped at air, Ravel's next attack hadn't been terribly well coordinated- the shoulder was a last-ditch effort to make some kind of contact- and was perhaps the inciting force behind everything else going out of control. She collided with him roughly, managing to check him in the hips before the nimble creature could get out of the way. He was thrown sideways but managed to swing his hindquarters around again so he faced her, and she squared herself up as well, crouching to prepare herself for any retaliation, but instead the coy beast danced from side to side, trying to psych her out. Instead, Ravel held her ground, head lowered and joints bent so she could avoid his nips. They were close enough now that it would only take one pounce for one of them to reach the other- and both were quick on their feet, small for their species, and tuned into the movements of the other.

She lifted her paws to avoid having her ankles bitten but a sudden change in direction allowed him to nick one of her ankles with a canine, just as he skidded on the dry earth. Ravel lifted her head above the small but sudden cloud of dust and coughed twice before she saw an opportunity- the coyote's vision was blurred, so she lowered her head and aimed to head-butt him square in the ribs.

But just before she could make contact, she plunged her front feet out in front of her and stopped, close enough that she was within his reach, and backpedaled as fast as she could. She'd changed her mind; she could have easily winded him, if he hadn't seen to move out of the way or been quick enough to dodge, but she didn't even give him that opportunity. His loss of vision was a turnoff, and Ravel wasn't interested in pummeling someone when they couldn't properly fight back. She stepped back a few feet, tongue lolling out of her mouth as she waited for a nod, or some indication that he'd managed to get the dust out of his eyes.