Phantom Hollow Say it ain't so[m + trigger warning]

iliksis drew near, studying the supine way the sapling kept awinita's form to the ground. she spoke something, her voice a pressed whisper -- he strained his ears forward and grinned. no, it was not her day.

for a moment it looked as if he was going to help her, for he drew alongside her and carefully assessed how firmly the bough pinned her. he was calculating -- not how to free her -- but how firmly she would be held in place. she would be too large to subdue if she somehow got free, and iliksis liked to stack the deck in his favor.

after a moment of careful scrutiny he nodded and swung around behind her. he was likely out of her view -- perhaps she would still believe he was here to assist her.

he had no such intentions -- with a launch he threw himself upon her, attempting to situate himself in such a manner that he could take full advantage of her immobility. his paws hung over the bough, pressing down on its bark -- and he would stabilize himself there against any struggle awinita managed to muster.