Stavanger Bay the thief and the moon

and he did exactly that. 

his teeth found easy purchase in her scruff and dalia was, moments later, pinned to the ground beneath him. she struggled, momentarily, but ultimately gave up. it was no use. she was too weak to resist him and had given up too valuable a piece of her protection -- her scruff. it hurt to pull too much against him, and since it was just a lesson -- and not life or death -- she opted not to rip her own flesh apart. 

dalia let out a soft whine. she'd been defeated -- quite easily.