Duskfire Glacier bran

rolled 15⁺² = 17

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— a smart move.
too bad that blackfell is a step ahead of him, if not several.
pivoting in the opposite direction of each step astier makes, and sidestepping with ease upon the toppling, icy slope. northern bred paws and a climate tested frame proving adept at chartering the treacherous claim of his cousin.
blackfell turns in a shroud of blurring onyx and trails after where astier skids, launching with a mocking blow of teeth against the lower spine; breath ghosting where teeth would have struck. following through with an attempt to grapple, shouldering himself against the man's backside.