Neverwinter Forest reeling again

not an attack - yet c;

Well, that was embarrassing. Hide's fur fluffed up and his cheeks warmed, thoroughly humiliated at his own failure. And then Orochi laughed. Could he do better than that? 

Paws came down, slamming against his back and driving the breath from his lungs. He wheezed, trying to think about how he could get out of that situation. It took a moment, but he managed to think of something.

He groaned, curling up a little on his side and gasping out strained breaths - punctuated by little whimpers - as he feigned that Orochi's most recent attack was much more damaging than it actually had been. Essentially pretending like he couldn't breathe at all.