Your eyes are the size of the moon

He waited for her reply but nothing came, and her silence drew on almost long enough for his rage to cool, for him to realize that he'd gone too far in demanding her obedience. Az opened his mouth to speak - to apologize perhaps - when he saw the look in her eye and recognized it for what it was. He'd seen many an animal before it was about to bolt, and seeing that look in Hana was almost as infuriating as her attitude. Suddenly she was bolting through the sand away from him and Azure wasted no time in tailing her. For once he appreciated the width of his paws and how they steadied him further on the shifting sands. For each stride Hana could make, Azure could manage almost two and before she could leave the shores he was upon her.

The adrenaline had whipped away whatever softness had remained within him and when he did catch her, he aimed to hit her hard. Az crashed into her with the full weight of his body, driving her into the sand below him and pinning her there. His lips peeled back from his teeth and he snarled down at her, his frustration tumbling out like waves. "Enough!" He commanded her, bringing his paw down with intent to press her muzzle into the sand. "Don't push me, Hanako." There was that scent again, and he had to fight to ignore the whispers of instinct in his ear. This was not going how he'd planned.