Ouroboros Spine Oh, in time you'll see

She hung just out of reach, lest the trapped beast whirled to strike her for approaching. Mordecai did turn, but it wasn't to dole out punishment. Rather, he presented his scruff to her, and without hesitation Sialuk reached out and bunched the thick, loose skin into the glove of her snout.

It was an awkward process. She wished only to aid him in freeing himself, but to do so she had to get closer, much closer than either of them probably would have liked. She set her feet carefully, though they sunk in the mud anyway; it wouldn't do for both of them to be trapped here. With a muffled grunt, the Arctic female pulled up on his his nape, using all the muscles in her neck and shoulders to hopefully give him a needed boost.