my friend's mom

Poem couldn't help but notice her sister shifting herself to mimic her own defensive pose. Their father had been working hard with them to perfect the practice. Poem’s eventual downfall wouldn’t be her lack of ability to defend herself, but her inexperience in battle. Motif was quick to follow her lead, and wouldn’t back down either. She wouldn’t even entertain the thought, which made Poem grin. Motif was her right hand, her back-up, her wingman. They were two peas in the same pod and Poem would cherish that relationship even more the older and more experienced they got.

Motif was barely able to get her last whisper out when the mother badger lost her patience and charged. Poem didn’t hesitate to react, and really should have waited. She leaped away from Motif and the enraged badger with enough time that the honey badger would focus on her. Poem became the pursued. For the first time since the mother appeared she’d feel nervousness in her gut. The sound of snapping teeth made Poem put a boost on as she raced out of reach of its jaws.

She had to steel herself then, she had meant to fight and that was what she was going to do. Poem stopped short and whipped around to face the badger as she leapt towards Poem’s face. Poem coiled and sprung on her legs, and the two creatures collided. Poem tried to sink her teeth into the creatures scruff, she was only barely taller than the badger and nowhere near as heavy. There was no grip though, all she got was loose skin as the honey badger put her head down and bowled Poem down. She knocked her legs right out from underneath the pup and caused Poem to go sprawling.

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