Nighmare seals

Leopard seals.
Water creatures were not Delphi's expertise. Bears? Cougars? Wolverines? Sure. She could tackle any of those any day, but the things that lurked beneath the surface were foreign. Honestly, it was terrifying. Especially as she notices the smirk that lingers on his lips. What had she gotten herself into?

Following his lead onto the ice, she can hear her claws scrape at the slick surface. There would be no traction here. It is when he mentions the nail clicking does she realizing she's been making a mistake. Freezing, Delphi turns her chin down to look at her paws. Dammit. Before she can look up, bubbles are pressing beneath the ice. A loud whooshing sound is filling her ears. His warning is... dire, serious, even more terrifying than his last statement. Seriously, what had she gotten herself into?

Moments later, the leopard seal is revealing herself from beneath the ice. Water runs down in drizzles along her slick blubbery body. Jaws full of piercing sharp teeth clack and click in their direction. Long whiskers tremble, testing the air as the seal's eyes remain on them. A challenge. Delphi didn't need any words to know what the leopard seal wanted. A meal and Delphi was the perfect size. She swallows hard. This was turning out to be quite the unexpected adventure. Was he waiting for her to make the first move?

Glancing from Rhazien back to the leopard seal, she was unsure what her first move would be. As long as she stayed out of the seal's range, she possibly had a chance. Her own fur begins to bristle as she faces the challenge. There would be no way she'd back down now. She couldn't allow this man to see any weakness. No way, no how.

"Follow my lead," Delphi smirks, the veil of fake confidence falling over her tight expression as she bursts forward. Risking slipping and falling, Delphi charges the leopard seal. Barking as loud as she can, clacking her jaws as aggressively as she can manage, Delphi keeps a few feet of distance, but puts pressure on the seal. Even if she couldn't scare it off, surely Rhazien's larger size would be far more threatening.