Crocodile Dundee

The stranger didn't reply, only sighing - was she annoyed with her? - and moving into a more tactical position. Thalia didn't dwell on it for long, almost glad to move out of reaching distance from her for a moment and focus on the crocodile instead. She had absolutely no idea what she was doing, but she was determined to put on a good show trying. Let this girl be in awe of her display of power and strength, let her know exactly who she was dealing with... even if it proved not very impressive at all. At least she was trying, which counted for something.

She hadn't anticipated just how thick its hide would be. The pressure she needed to exert was more than she really could, at least given her initial positioning. Shit. The yearling leapt backwards, away from the crocodile's suddenly snapping jaws, trying to align herself perpendicular with its spine. As soon as the crocodile spun around, she saw a flash of dark fur that suggested Pestilence was diving straight for the beast's face. Now that was a bold move, and it only further encouraged her to put all her might into taking down this damned creature who was thrashing hard beneath her jaws. Though she'd landed a solid bite on its back, it wasn't enough to sever its spinal cord like she'd been foolishly picturing in her mind. This wasn't some rabbit, some small prey animal... what had she been thinking?

Clearly Pestilence hadn't been thinking about that, either. She'd meant to take this thing on alone? Surely she was mad. Either way, she sounded panicked as she called out to her, the crocodile lunging straight for her again. Backpedaling again, she moved to dive further up onto its back this time. At least her weight was a hindrance to the beast, and it fumbled slightly in its movements, its jaws still snapping as it lashed out with its tail... slashing hard against the fronts of her forepaws in the process. "Careful!" Thalia winced, though tried to ignore the pain as she aimed her jaws for the side of its throat. Hopefully it was distracted enough that she could land a solid bite and really get some blood flowing... if Pestilence didn't end up a goner first.