Trouble with a capital T

His sudden yelp as his teeth pierced her skin had her grinning if only for a moment. In the next, she was falling to the ground. Splashing into the mud and muck, it covers her almost entirely. Blood and mud envelop her as she looks up at the boy. As his paw rises to smack her, she tries to push back. There isn't enough time. His paw hurdles toward her and collides directly with her face basically stomping her back into the mud beneath her. An anguished cry leaves her before she begins choking on the mud.

During the commotion, her faithful companion, Binti, has left to fetch Vidarr. Their squabble had gone on long enough and now that blood was drawn, someone needed to intervene.