Swiftcurrent Creek Stay out of the circle

He pounced toward her and Ultraviolet was quick enough to hop clear of his swiping paw—for the most part. As Julius ate dirt, he managed to snag the tip of a feather so that when she flitted forward, it tugged free. The jay squawked and instinctively took to the air, flapping wildly for a moment before alighting in a nearby tree. UV bent in half to nudge the stinging spot on her backside with her black beak.

Down below, she saw a long, sleek, blueish black feather beneath Julius's paw. Although the sight sort of hurt her (physically and emotionally), she chirped and said, "Well, baby wolf, consider that something to remember me by—a parting gift, if you will! Maybe I'll come back and play again someday! Byebye now!" She gave him a few parting tweets, then took flight once more, winging back toward her home forest and trying to ignore the slight change in her buoyancy as a result of the lost feather.