Moonspear but after everything i still believe in true love

unfortunately for terance, everything did not go according to plan. he was clumsy and distracted, and this girl bested him time after time. it wasn't entirely his fault, he was tired and hungry and frustration never helped him think, but he blamed himself entirely for being so darn useless in a fight. if this was for real, a tiny shadow would've just killed him-- he might as well have just spat onto his father's face. he wiggled to gain footing again, but found the teeth of the shadow around his throat, and fell still. dante had done that a few times, and always told him just to go still. it meant defeat, loss, failure. a mumble echoed from his throat as the little shadow left, and slowly, he rolled to his stomach and eyed her.

unlike lyra, the soft-spoken shadow, this shadow he did not like.

but he kept his thoughts to himself, this was no place to be so hateful. so terance gave a light bow of his head and a few taps of his tail to show good sportsmanship. "nice job," he replied, somewhat honestly. was he impressed she beat him? yes. was he happy about it? not in the slightest. he'd just lost, and was pretty pissed about it, but was now more worried than ever that @Charon would turn him away. peregrine and charon were his only two connections, and without sarah he had nowhere left to go.