When they're too good for meow mix
05-04-2019, 03:48 PM
Malleus looped around and came back quietly so as not to become the sole focus of the cat's attention again. The boys were doing what they were supposed to; distracting the cat so that he and Pyralis could get in some sneak attacks. To his surprise though, Pyralis had yet to make a move against the cougar. She'd always struck him as a bit too eager so it was strange to him that she hadn't seized the opportunity to do damage yet. Perhaps she was holding back for the boys' sake, or perhaps she too was wary of the clawed menace. At any rate, if the cat was to learn to avoid the Empire it needed to walk away with some wounds to remember them by and Malleus was determined to give it a good one. He steeled his nerves as the other three wolves worked to intimidate the cat...and then he slipped forward and seized its right heel. Malleus had just enough time to feel the heel's sinew part beneath his teeth before the cat began to turn with an outstretch paw. He recoiled as the clawed paw sailed over his head; backpedaling as quickly as he could to avoid another swing. Any second now the cat would be facing him fully and looking to retaliate. |