deep in the woodwork

Rushing into motion, Kaizen knew what he had to do. It sounded easy enough, but Kaizen suspected it would be a task that wouldn't be quite so easily managed in practice when compared to theory. He moved to keep pace, paws thudding as he ran, noticing that its gait wasn't quite as he imagined it to be. As though it was shying away from putting too much weight on one hoof, was that why Usagi had chosen it?

Regardless, he did his best to bide his time, be patient till it was his time to strike.  Kaizen, once it's down, you will help me keep it from standing up, those words rang in his head, both as a reminder and a mantra. That he had to do anything in his powe to keep it down. The okapi landed hard, the thud reverberated up through Kaizen's paws, and he lunged forward quickly, scrambling to haul his body weight atop of it. It was easier said than done to keep the struggling beast pinned, even knocked down it put up a fight, kicking and struggling to use its neck to give it leverage to haul itself back up onto its feet.