I claim this land as my own

- as she stared at the male, a peculiar feeling whisked through her body, pulsing through her blood and making its presence known in the shadows of his conscience. she had felt anger before. oh, had she felt anger before. but this was different. this was rage. and it wasn't just rage. it was righteous rage. it had a purpose; it had a just purpose and motive that couldn't be matched. she controlled it, chiding its insolence. how dare it rise and threaten her carefully-crafted guise! it hadn't shown outwardly, but it had been dangerously close.



- "thane, it's nice to meet you!" she greeted cheerfully, but there was a different, withdrawn quality in her tone that was peculiar, and though it wouldn't reveal her rage she knew that she could no longer be so blatantly nice to someone who was trying to rob her of her home. "but... i can't let you just take my home... i can't let any of you do it... and i'm sorry..." she murmured, voice sounding genuinely disappointed as she redirected her eyes to her paws. jupiter was keeping iterjup deeply in character, from the disappointed tone to the sad look, and praised herself on her ability to keep the submerged part of her mental iceberg unseen. she altered the distance between them so that they were only about a two yards apart.



- her stance shifted, large frame tensing as her head lowered, legs spreading to allow for increased mobility and readiness. muscles coiled and her neck scrunched, offering extra protection for the vein that throbbed with vitality in her throat, shielding it under additional layers of skin and fur. she didn't waste her energies on petty displays of dominance such as raising her tail--instead she kept it even for additional balance, planting her paws firmly into the soil below her. celestial eyes of glowing violet peered from glaring brows and the lass deemed herself battle-ready. her defensive motions took only a few seconds to form, but she felt as if time were dragging. her eyelids fluttered as she blinked, trying to clear the odd euphoria that plagued her conscience.



- it seemed as if she were going to wait for him to attack because of the hesitant pause she initiated after she set her defenses, but then suddenly she moved forth, the only forewarning to her attack being the millisecond's-worth of her muscles further coiling to spring. her motion was shallow in angle--instead of jumping upwards and exposing her stomach, jupiter lunged horizontally with her paws outstretched, careful to keep her neck scrunched, turning her head slighting to the side aiming to bring her gaping jaws to crunch down on the brute's muzzle and keep them there. she also hoped to get a grip upon his chest with her claws in an attempt to inflict some damage in case her initial attack missed its mark. when her back legs touched the ground they would also be slightly spread to offer stability, her toes splayed and pressed solidly into the pliable earth, leaving prints in their wake.




? 506 words ?

? defenses ?
scrunched the fur and skin about her neck for added protection of it; kept her tail even for balance; spread her back legs upon landing so it would offer more balance



? attacks ?

lunged horizontally forward at thane to try and bite and crunch down on his jaws to hold them; also aimed to sink claws into his chest for both her own stability and to inflict injury



? round ?

1/4 - no full dodge used


[ o o c ; ] really excited for this, haha. and edited to put in the '-' at the start of every paragraph. /forgot. :P