Moonspear Outsider

the doe had sensed siege was soon upon her; when she spun there were teeth snapping after her, and a new wolf rose from the brush like hellish cerberus released. 

the doe swerved. arcturus was hot after her, internal gaze alight with primitive focus. moriko dove for a hock, and arcturus leapt heftily in large strides, attempting to seize the doe by the throat as she fled. she was fast, and heavy — strong and fleet — it would be seconds before he would be outpaced, and so he hoped to impede her progress in some way so they might not have spent their energies in vain.