Redtail Rise XXIV

apologies for the delay!!!

his fighting back is all she needs to know. she rolls with him, and he's atop her, and she feels something strange—a stirring, not unlike what she'd felt with Prophet and Augur and Tulimaq—but it ceases with the attack upon her nose.

Avicus nips him back, a growl gurgling in her throat, and presses her shoulders against the earth, trying to wriggle free.

enough, she barks in command, though her voice is not angry. she stares up at him as she continues to maneuver away, gaze still burning. if he takes advantage of her weak state. . .

but no. Augur will step in if he turns on her. you can fighh'. you have earnedh your way in our packgh.

her nose is smarting; she isn't sure if he had punctured skin or not. she supposes she will feel the trickle of blood and smell its sharp reek if so.