**Thread takes place before Fall, Year 17 seasonal**

She is back in the land below the wall, wandering paws determined to find more than just a tiger. Duel-toned eyes search the banks of the inlet, looking for signs of fish. The water bubbles and Tove leans out over the water, curious as to what might be causing so many bubbles. A rumble has her swiftly pulling away as a huge crocodile jumps out of the water toward her. Its reptile body scrambles up the shore line as she back peddles and releases a call for help. What is with her and finding the scary things? The crocodile sits on the shore with his mouth wide open, a deep rumbling growl emanating from its throat. Setting her defenses, Tove readies to strike the angry creature.

"Tove Baade"

It seemed like Kichi wasn’t having to work to find predators lately, just head away from the pack land and await a call for help.  Well, not that it had happened often but he recognized the wolf’s bark.  A female, bit older than him, who seemed excellent at finding dangerous animals to agitate.  Perfect.

Kichi ran in, slowing with some hesitation on spotting the alligator.  Shaking off hesitation the wolf ran towards it anyway.  He threw himself at the alligator, hoping for Tove to keep its attention as he came in range and bit the alligator right near the eye, rushing away as teeth and leathery flesh swung all over the place.  Kichi got struck by thrashing head, then tail before he leaped out of the way.  Teeth hadn’t actually hit him, just powerful hits of the animal that would leave Kichi bruised later.  Still, the alligator only had one eye to fight with now.

It hadn’t been the safest place to bite an alligator but where the hell else could you bite one?  He’d feel it later, right now there was a fun fight to go after.

"Kichi"

The gray wolf she had seen before arrives as she stares wide-eyed at the crocodile. She watches the younger male race toward the reptile and Tove lunges in toward the head, snarling in an attempt to keep the creature’s attention on her. The male leaves a gash above the crocodile’s eye before moving away, the creature’s head and tail giving the male a good smack for his efforts. Ouch. Racing in toward the distracted dinosaur, Tove nimbly leaps over the thrashing tail and onto its back. As she leans down to deliver a bite to its spin, the dang thing starts to roll! Giving a small yelp of surprise, the woman bounces clear of the beast and regroups with the male. Shooting him a glace, Tove says, “I’ll take the tail, if you take the head.” Hopefully, the plan will work.

"Tove Baade"

Kichi rolls his shoulders, noticing the other wolf try to get on its back, for a moment pale flesh is visible and then gone, visible then gone as the crocodile rolls. That flesh looked easier to bite through. Soft underneath, huh? Kichi glances to Tove as he speaks up, a small nod given.

“If it starts to roll again, try to keep it distracted while its belly is up.” What were the odds of that? Kichi didn’t know but he’d sure love to get at that soft underneath the flesh. So, he’d be attacking the end with all the teeth? That was fine to Kichi.

Trusting Tove to do his part Kichi ran towards the face, watching that mouth of open teeth turn towards him Kichi leaps over the mouth, planning to attack from the other side but the damned head is turning towards him again. Its body didn’t move much but the dangerous part of it moved pretty darn fast.

Kichi attempted to do similar to what Tove had done, leaping onto the back but he didn’t try to stay there, leaping right away even as the dumb thing did indeed try to roll. Kichi didn’t bother looking at Tove, hoping she’d remember what he hoped for. How she’d stall that he couldn’t begin to imagine.

Kichi’s head jerked in, biting flesh, feeling teeth sink in, even as Kichi almost got squashed as it rolled and took Kichi along for the ride. He let go in time and stumbled away to not end up under the crocodile. Shaking his coat out and muscles that were quivering he saw a streak of blood on the ground. His gaze finally looked to see how Tove was doing on her side.

"Kichi"

Tove nods to the wolf’s request, wondering how the hell she will keep it on its back. The male goes for the head and she dives for the tail, wrapping her legs around the wiggling appendage in an attempt to pin it. The gray wolf is fast, jumping here and there to avoid the flashing teeth. He touches the back and the crocodile begins to roll, Tove releases her hold and waits for the beast to be on its back before throwing her body across the upper part of its tail and lower part of its body. It stalls for a few moments and, when she backs off to avoid being rolled on, she sees a red streak of blood coating the ground.

Wheels turn as she looks at the great beast, watching as it rolls. Adjusting her position, Tove jumps onto and wraps her front legs around the creature’s head when its belly is face up. Bracing against the ground with her back legs, Tove wrestles to keep the crocodile from rolling anymore and allow her companion the killing blow.


"Tove Baade"

Kichi found himself just dancing around the large lizard again as he searched for another opening. Its wide-open mouth was following Kichi with a leery gaze. Then it goes for another roll and Tove is on its head pinning it.

Kichi moves in, biting the middle of the belly. The flush is supple there, missing the thicker scales found on top. Kichi rips it open, blood spilling out. Kichi bites in again near the first bite, ripping it open more. Its unprotected innards were visible fast once they got to this part of him. Kichi bites in again, now its vital organs he’s ripping up.

The crocodile thrashes with an amazing amount of power and Kichi is forced back. After the initial thrash though the crocodile grows still. No matter how strong he was up top, the belly had been an extremely vulnerable area. Kichi stepped in closer, looking it over before moving to the head. Leaning over the mouth Kichi bites into the lip, tearing into it and gum until a tooth falls out. Kichi repeats the procedure till he has several of them. Did he want them for sure? He wasn’t certain but might as well take them.

"Kichi"