Redtail Rise [M] Ah but working too hard can give you a heart attack-ack-ack-ack-ack-ack

Lunging and snapping, they traded blows for blows, often missing each other's fangs by mere inches. At one point when she'd reached out to snap at his muzzle to fend him off, she thought for sure he was going to catch her by the tongue and clip the end of it clean off. She lost her footing when he smacked at her with one of his paws, and with an angry yowl, she took the smack to the jaw that was hard enough to make her see stars for a second.

He slipped his hips away from her, and put himself in a better position to keep himself upright. Glued to the spot in the thick mud, Lilia knew she wouldn't have her usual advantage of speed and would have to rely on sheer ferocity, though he seemed equally as married to the idea of committing to the frenzied match. 

One of her snaps glanced off the male's skull, where it would have been impossible for her to get a grip- but not far from that was his ear. She raised her shoulder to shield her jaw and neck, and reached out to grab it.