The Oasis

The trill of her voice calling out his name nearly distracted him. Was she is more trouble? From his peripheral, she’s still in the tree so he remains focused on the dingos at paw. Now becoming surrounded by the mongrels as their attention turn from her to him, he knows he’s outnumbered. They aren’t afraid either - they see it. They know he’s only one against several.

But he’s larger, stronger, smarter. As they lunge in, jumping him from all sides, he takes them on one by one. The dingo he’s grabbed by the scruff, he whirls it around to smack another that’s latched onto his shoulder. Knocking them into the dirt, he spins to grab at another one on the opposite side.

Distracted by the mob of dingos, he barely hears Clove scream and fall over the din of clacking teeth and rippling snarls. He spin around toward the tree, lunging for a dingo, grabbing it by the neck. Shaking it fiercely until its neck makes loud a snap, he drops it as he sees Clove freeze in front of a very angry and hungry dingo.

Akito rushes forward as the dingo lunges for Clove. He forgets about the rest that pull and tug and hold him back from reaching her faster. A guttural noise rips from his through as he pushes, trying to intercept the dingo from attacking Clove. He barely reaches in time, lunging forward, teeth clamping down on the dingo’s hind leg.