Moonspear sunshine through the rain and snow

She watched as the woman circled her, giving advice to keep her eyes and ears in check in case her opponent wished to cause them damage. Hydra also recommended that she keep her breathing in order, and the woman drew in a deep inhale of air, hoping to stop the anxiety that was beginning to take over. Immediately the smaller woman found herself shrink from the pressure, scared that she would fail in the presence of an audience so important and too hopeless to stop the event from happening. She inhaled sharply, hoping it would calm her drumming heart but failed miserably. It felt as though her throat was constricting, lessoning her ability to take in any further air and she felt frightened. She grew light headed and hot, and oddly enough her paws began to tingle as oxygen dwindled within them. She flinched, as though hit, and lowered her body in an effort to stop the world from spinning, sharply inhaling once more and holding the breath as though it would be her last. "don't hurt me..." she said, barely audibly, whinning and visibly shaking.