A bird so daring…

Silently, Akito was thankful for his older brother showing up. To have someone to come save him when he was in dire trouble was a relief. As he struggled to escape the clutches of the pissed off bird, he could feel the drum of his heart beating into his chest. Sweat surged beneath his fur, coating his skin, until he was nearly covered in sand. His puppy sharp teeth snapped and lashed out at the talons, but dared not get too close. Pain seared across his cheek as a talon did strike once or twice, but nothing too damaging. Tachi had been enough of a distraction to at least keep him from harm’s way.

That last moment of distraction, he had been able to scramble a bit away. His long legs lifting him up until his upper half was off of the shore. His back legs kicked out at the sand as he tried to find a good enough purchase to stand up. His own distraction in attempting to escape made it so he was taken by surprise. A large beak came swooping in and aimed right for his horn. All Akito saw was a large bundle of feathers beating a strong wind in his direction. He nearly tumbled at the force of those wings. A yelp left him as he barely dodged. The tip of the beak managed to puncture his ear.

Quickly turning on the bird as he hopped out of the way, Akito lunged. The bird would feel his wrath. He would not be completely beat by some avian predator. Pushing off of the ground and propelling himself through the air, he opened his jaws. Twisting his head to the side, he aimed to grab onto a leg and latch on enough to show that damn bird who was boss!