Blackfoot Forest a boy like me

Trying to focus on Orochi helped him feel a little bit better, and he leaned in a bit to absorb some of the contact while he could. Then Orochi stepped back, and there was some weird noises - branches being chewed, Hide realized with a start. That was... a good idea. 

Better a few cuts on the mouth than to be eaten by whatever these creatures were. 

Hide started to chew at the branches that had gotten his legs, and managed through them pretty quickly - it was his fur that had most of the damage done to it. 

When his legs were free, the red wolf tensed and instead of struggling, just lunged forward. Branches broke and caught in his fur, and he might've bowled Orochi over in the process, but at least they were both free, right?