Caught Off Guard

Everything seemed to go by quickly and slowly at the same time. Atreyu put her knife into the cat's ribcage and the smaller wolf did the same on the other side, but the tiger wasn't quite done yet. With a huge swipe of its paw, the feline managed to dig its claws into the spotted woman's shoulder. Atreyu snarled in pain, taking her blade out and sticking it back into the tiger's throat this time. As the tiger finally began to succumb, it painfully removed its claws from her left shoulder, clawing down toward Atreyu's chest before letting go. Those vicious nails left wide ribbons of red behind, slicing through flesh like a hot knife through butter.

The smaller woman also opened up the tiger's side, though Atreyu had received the brunt of its anger and shocked adrenaline-fueled attack. Once the creature finally decided to go down, Atreyu looked to the other woman while panting with exertion and pain and nodded her head. It was a pleasure to fight with the woman, most would have run out of there at the first opportunity. It was obvious that the slate-hued woman was made of different stuff. After assuring herself that the beast was dead, Atreyu looked back at the other, "Think you could take a look at these claw marks?" She asked politely, trying to look at them herself. She couldn't really see them that well, but it felt as though they would need stitches. They would definitely leave a mark.

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