To the Rescue!

He crowed in silent delight as he watched his sister swipe at the other eye, injuring its eyelid. It was half blind, and it’s more fragile parts where definitely getting targeted. It began to sink under the waves, and Ramesh let out a bark, unusual for the silent wolf, as he let his frustration get to him. He really wanted to kill it. He leaped towards it, getting a good swipe at its ear one more time, and then it was beneath the waves.

He jumped into a higher branch, and peered down into the water, trying to get any glimpse of it. He sat like that for a time, a patient warrior waiting for his prey. If he flicked his tail, it was only a subtle movement, mostly disguised against the browns of the branch. After a while, he saw a moving thing further out in the water, and would recognize it as a small slither of its head popped free of the surface. Dammit. “Coward!” he called out, but the croc didn’t so much as twitch.

Exasperated, he glanced over at his sister, and managed a shrug. “I guess it was still a win. Wanna find something else to poke at?” he asked her, a teasing grin on his face, and he was already scrambling higher up the tree, looking for a good vantage point to leap from.