Bearclaw Valley Uncertain flame

i am *so* sorry for holding this up - next time someone yell at me! if we want to wrap this up/have clay get away before it gets too bad, i am totally okay with astara's hit being a miss and her being bowled over as clay escapes <3

the boy would not get a fair fight -- not here in ursus. astara sprung back as his teeth flashed in her face, feeling a rake of hot breath and sharp fang along her cheek.

a new energy seemed to course its way like a current down her spine, up her raised hackles -- alighting in her hungering gaze as merrick and toad both besieged the wolf.

astara circled once, picking her spot carefully. with merrick and toad both vying for blood, her window of opportunity was slim -- but not impossible.

with a lurch, she set upon clay, hellhoundish and furious -- this time, her teeth aiming for his tail.