Overture Downs sunlight on the meadow

shardul's muscles tensed; he wished to pin her to the earth and slay her, but the want of carrying off his well-earned prey won over his murderous lust, and so he let himself be shoved aside. giving his panther's shriek of triumph as the wolf fled, blinded, bloodied, the cat licked the crimson from his claws, gathered the pale wolf into his jaws, and continued on.