Firefly Ravine cats, dogs, and rats

Sorry for the lag on this! Since the result was determined already I'm gonna be vague in my reply, and have him retreat.

As the dark shape came lunging at him, Firefly reacted as any other wolf might — shuffling to get out of range but swinging his own teeth close to the oncoming body, eager to grab and deflect, or cause some kind of harm. He was hungry but not enough to fight this wolf for long; beyond that, there was a slight hesitation to Firefly's movements that surpassed his usual limp. For a split second that dark shape wasn't canine, and he was surprised. The stranger collided with him and his teeth cut through flesh, bringing a snarl out of Firefly but also snapping him out of whatever post-traumatic episode had tried to take root. He snapped his teeth a few more times but, given that the stranger was both older and healthier, did not press his luck. He withdrew after a few more parries, fleeing before those strange images could become something more tangible.