Blacktail Deer Plateau & she raised her shield against the horror of her enemy’s eyes

a aaAAAAA !!

A hesitant victory was felt in the same lapse when her claws snagged fur and when her fangs snared flesh— but then her world went topsy-turvy as her as her assailant bucked, tumbled, and her thin figure arched at the feel of his hinds, shoved up into her ribs to kick her away.

And away she went, sputtering, seething, scrambling to get her footing just as her nemesis did ...only for another ghost to join the current haunt; specter rising behind specter with fangs meant to peirce the lock of muscle and joint between Dennan’s neck and shoulder.

Aurëwen wasted no time — save for the few frozen seconds or so — and darted once more into the chaos. Her maw parted in deadly invitation once more; and he had better rear away and lift his damned jaw, so she could finally do all that she’d been instructed to—