Redtail Rise the final braincell

as she had with Augur, as she has with some many others, Avicus freezes when Tulimaq draws near. her entire body stiffens, and a growl begins to purl in her chest against her volition.

he touches her, and she resists the primal urge to turn and snap.

each inch he finds inflames her. every hair stands aloft, particularly upon her spine: a ruddy razor's edge. she takes a deep, steadying breath, the toes of her paws drawing tight into the snow-packed ground.

go on, she says curtly, gritting her teeth against each warring pair of sensations.

to fight or—how'd he say it? fuck?