Shy Deer Steppes Wanna feel like a light in a dark place

rolled and got a 4 so random (bad) event it is! Aw! It'll prob run as soon as 1 or 2 show up, since they go for ambush over fair fighting, but power play to your heart's content <3

The land here was rough and dry, unusually so even for the height of autumn.  Bridget skirted around one of the rock formations that littered the landscape, then gazed towards the mesa that dominated in the distance.  She'd heard a thing or two about Akashingo but hadn't yet had the pleasure of encountering the pack.  She wasn't sure how often they left their borders.

She had been mildly curious about them ever since the wedding but had been too busy to do much about that so far.  Even now she didn't approach - just looked from afar and wondered.

It must be strange, living around that much stone. She'd lived in the forests of "faerie" her whole life until now.

She didn't notice the creature lurking until she felt it's weight drop onto her back. Bridget immediately toppled sideways as it knocked her off balance, but her missing leg was her saving grace here. The jaws that buried themselves into her neck missed the spine, and she rolled violently sideways with a snarl and tore herself free without it keeping hold. Holy shit.

The cougar facing her was on its feet almost immediately and hissed. She could see the moment the calculation happened - stay or leave? It's ambush hadn't worked but her leg marked her an easy target. So did the lack of a pack behind her. Fucking great, Bridge. This is why you shouldn't have stopped getting your ass kicked in training. Kicking ass later kinda requires that.

She felt the blood already dripping down her shoulders and considered running, but she wouldn't be fast enough. That realization was all she had time for before it sprang and she met it with open jaws. She tried to spin to avoid being bowled over but didn't manage it - they immediately turned into a growling tangle.