Redtail Rise standing on the edge, face up

he doesn't hold back, and he doesn't try to compete with her reflexes, either.

instead, he's still as a rock, and impenetrable as one. she feels herself being slowly, inexorably pulled from his shoulder, and faces the imminent prospect of being trapped beneath him.

Avicus lets him go and wriggles loose just before he can pin her, but the change in dynamics has left her somewhat vulnerable.

she darts between his hind and forelegs instead, reaching to snap at his belly.

it's a dangerous game to find herself on the low ground,

but he may be vulnerable here.

and besides, it's a test of skill, not of life; neither one is out for blood, and she wants to know what move he'll make next