i am a destroyer

Caiaphas whirled about, pressing the ground swiftly with hurried limbs. Tuwawi's snapping gesture only ushered her to quicken her pace -- the leanboned wretch slid into a fluid gallop, her stride lengthened along the rocky ground.

Once she had confirmed no fiery matriarch doggedly pursued her, she slackened, easing into a lofty and exhilarated trot. Her encounter with the Duskfire's ember-clad woman had caused her most excitement -- almost too much excitement -- with a giggle the coywolf trotted off into the direction of Ravensblood, where the wretch would spend the night before patrolling the inland territory in the morning.