Redsand Canyon A dirt road's singing me a siren song

Her satisfaction at making contact was short lived. He rounded on her before she could take any advantage of it, forcing her to instinctually lift off and attempt to spring back.

Before she could do so, while she was still in motion, his head struck home right in her chest. She was knocked sideways immediately and hit the ground hard.

Fennec was winded, and for a second she felt a flash of panic. Did she....? No, it just felt like a normal "wind was knocked out of her" breathlessness. No old injuries retriggered, thank fuck. (She would have deserved it, for being stupid enough to let herself fall on this side.)

Shit. That was twice, right? Fuck, she needed to practice.