Groundhog Day! [Open]

Eyes narrowed as Birna stared at the ground hog. It stared back at her, half-way out of its hole, stiff as a board. Her muscles tensed as she debated what to do with the odd-smelling little beast. Was it edible? Possibly. Was it worth finding out? Also possibly. She wasn't really hungry but she was curious and she wanted to know if these creatures made decent opponents. Of course she had stopped a fair ways away… it would be a difficult distance to close. Birna's claws dug into the ground and she sprang forward with a snarl, fangs ripping into the flesh on the side of the creatures neck but failing to grab hold as it slipped back underground. Boo….

"Speech"