I claim this land as my own

- jupiter cursed silently within the confines of her mind as he leaped to counter her parallel-facing approach, telling herself that she should have expected that action on his part. he was quite fond of leaping, wasn't he? then again, she seemed quite fond of the muzzle attack as well. the flicker of change in her thoughts vanished as she noted the action he was making, but physics wouldn't allow a replica of his last attack. her initial attack had her body already angled nearly-perpendicular to his vertical stance, so any attack he aimed would have had to been at her sides. she preferred this to her underbelly, and tensed herself in anticipation of the pain.



- it had no goals of disappointing, and she felt the claws burying themselves into her ribs until the ivory daggers clicked--luckily--against bone instead of vital organs. her momentum thoroughly disrupted by his partial weight coming upon her, her form slowed down enough for her to slip from under him before his full poundage did further damage to her side. the action was awkward; to dislodge his claws she had to twist her body in a stationary roll so that his paw slid down her skin (the rest of her fur thankfully protecting her from further damage), and at the end there was the pinch of her elastic, healthy flesh being the only thing separating his paw from the earth. she quickly pulled that from his grasp in no-time, and then swiftly swung her neck within hardly a moment, jaws agape and aiming to crunch down on the leg that had just focused its weight upon her bodice. jupiter also aimed to roll once (or if, rather) her teeth hit their mark in an attempt to roll and drag him down with her. the lass repeated her defenses, rolling her shoulders blades forth to add protection to her neck.



- a blood-curdling scream erupted from the bushes, and the obsidian figure she had nearly forgotten about burst from its verdant shelter, having spied the blood already further reddening her fiery fur upon her stomach and behind her shoulders. the tasmanian devil covered the distance with speed surprising for its stubby legs and rapidly lunged for the male's back leg, aiming to crunch its jaws down upon the appendage and defend his companion with some of the strongest jaws known to the animal kingdom. whether the result of this attack was in thane's favor or his, it was then that his beady eyes glanced up to see the bird circling above. if his attack landed he would try and crush the bone of the wolf threatening the she-wolf he had grown so fond of, rotating his body on the pivot point that was the lupe's leg so that he would be in the shadow and shelter of his target. hopefully the bird wouldn't be stupid enough to try and attack him by getting under his master when the wolf was injured as he was (mercury wasn't even quite sure if the bird could reach him at all). if his jaws fell on empty air the small mammal would hurriedly scurry back into the safety of the bramble-like bushes, seeking shelter among the thorns that likely ravage the avian's wings and feet if he attempted to follow.




? 548 words ?

? defenses ?
jupiter rolled shoulderblades forth again to protect neck; tasmanian devil dodged any potential future eagle attack with retreat



? attacks ?

jupiter does a stationary roll to free herself from under him and crunch the paw she just dislodged between her jaws; mercury (tasmanian devil companion) aimed to attack his leg



? injuries ?

set of about 1/4 inch-deep gashes on the middle of her back; deep, concentrated set of claw-marks upon her chest, bleeding and matting her chest fur; similar deep claw-marks going to her rib bones, also matting fur as it expels blood.



? round ?

4/4 - full dodge used on mercury *only* if his attack didn't hit



[ o o c ; ] you did fine, though I'm still not sure how she would rip his wound open if she threw her side into him. cx anyway, that's alright! <33 also, edited to correct word count.