In her grapple for control, it seemed that she was able to inflict an injury of her own as her teeth caught in the shallow flesh of the coyote’s face. It yipped out of pain and tried to retaliate by redirecting another blow to any place it could reach. However, with her own grip, she managed to hold it at bay. But it was at that moment that she heard the maniac laughing over what … she didn’t know. Her attention shifted off to her side- a leer from the corner of her eye, a flick of her ear- all in an effort to catch a glimpse of her unusual companion. That was all it took. A split second of distraction and the coyote she had pinned recognized its window of opportunity. The predator was able to rip itself away from her slackening grasp and slide out from under her in a frantic burst of energy. Hearing the sounds of death and agony in the wake of a challenger it wasn’t prepared to fight, it ran for its life- leaving its companions to the fate they had sealed.
Realizing she had allowed its escape, Talyssa pursued it a few strides for good measure- snapping at its heels for display. However, she was relieved that this was the outcome of this particular encounter. The stinging sensation of the bite on her forearm reminded her of what she had sustained, but the sound of ongoing battle prevented her from lingering on it for too long. The shot of motion across her field of view immediately captured her attention as the boy was in pursuit of two more coyotes she perceived to be making an attempt at escape. Except for a sixth one that made the decision to try and attack from the boy’s back.
Talyssa surged past him and the predator that he was obviously capable of dealing with. She moved to help by continuing to chase the ones off that had thought better of meeting their demise this evening. If they decided that maybe they had a chance of taking on the real threat three against one, she wanted them to at least think twice- even if she wasn’t much of a scare tactic herself.
Professor
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