Bearclaw Valley I just slip away and I am gone

the man had made a fatal error. the moment he had gone after her mother, his fate had been sealed.

she feels her teeth sink into flesh—yes!—and go further. blood coming up. the spongey give of him against her jaws. she's pummeled by forelegs, battered, bruised. so recently reunited with her breath, she is running out of air, and desperately inhales through her nose.

darkness looms at the corners of her vision. but she doesn't care. she will not let go.

for what he dared to do to Astara, she will never let go.

Avicus clings doggedly to him, taking every blow, focusing only on closing her mouth. she takes up the pressure—more, more, more. she won't stop until she reaches his spine. . .or passes out.

whichever comes first.

but she will not let go.