Strix splashes in the water near the shoreline, dousing his fur to help cool himself off. He is grateful for the breeze that helps to combat the heat but he had finally given in and dove into the water in the hopes of it helping. Once his fur is thoroughly soaked, the clouded boy returns to the sandy beach to shake out some of the water in his coat. The pup is so busy trying to stay cool, that he does not notice the set of eyes that watch him from the water. A long tongue tests the air as an anaconda slithers closer to the unsuspecting Strix. The water ripples as it slides through the water and the pup finally notices something is off. Looking back toward the water, he scrambles backward as quickly as possible when the snake strikes out for him. Releasing a panicked howl, Strix retreats further up the beach as the anaconda swiftly slithers after him.

"Strix Klein"

Fortunately, there are few things Kione likes as much as swimming.  Following the water’s edge quickly took him to where the pup was facing off with the anaconda.  Hmm, not Kione’s favorite prey but he could kill it well enough.  The painted-killer charged in with no pause biting its midsection and darting back as it turned towards him.  “Alright Strix,” Kione called out, “you wanna bite right behind the head.  Crunch in, try,” Kione jumped back as the snake made a lunge at him, the painted wolf grinning at the failed attack, “you’ll want to break the bone.  It’s ok if it takes ya a few rounds.”

Kione leaped sideways, biting it a bit further down, ensuring that its focus was on him instead of the boy once again.  Kione was content to taunt it and let the boy learn how to kill it.

"Kione"

The water-logged pup back peddles up the beach as the anaconda moves to follow after him. Luckily, help soon arrives in the form of Kione as a flash of painted colors darts in to bite the snake’s mid-section. The wild dog is as swift as the wind and is already rushing back out of range before the angry reptile is able to turn and strike. Looking to his friend, Strix grins widely at the painted dog while Kione instructs him on where to bite the anaconda. Mismatched eyes turn to the large snake as the pup nods in understanding the patch-work dog and he begins to jog around the body while waiting for the right time to lunge in.

Strix realizes that the anaconda’s attention is firmly on Kione and the clouded boy has huge a opening… which he seizes. Darting in toward the back of the reptile’s head, the pup sinks his teeth in the desired spot but fails to break the bone. The snake’s body begins to coil around itself in an attempt to grab the attacking pup but Strix is already gone, having retreated a safe distance away to wait for another opening.

"Strix Klein"

Kione was here to fight as much as the boy needed but his primary purpose was to protect and teach.  Kids were the future and had a lot to learn in a short span of time.  Kione was never one to stay still, jogging up and down with a watchful eye on the snake but not attacking himself so long as Strix was good.

The boy bites, the snake coils, and Strix flees.  Good first attempt.  Kione ran in, leaping and bouncing as he grabbed the giants snake tail and started a tugging war match of Kione’s strength versus the snakes to reel it out more.  “a’rit laffe” the words were too muffled with a part of the snake in his mouth but it should be fine.   The message should be clear enough by looking.  There was another opening and once more the snake's attention was Kione.  The front part of the snake twisted to get to Kione even as the painted wolf danced away with that tail still in his mouth.

"Fenmyre"

Strix rushes in, his bite hitting flesh but failing to crush the bone. Disappointed, the boy retreats backward, mismatched eyes darting to Kione in search of advice. The muffled words the wild dog speaks around his mouth full of anaconda pulls a joyful laugh from the pup. Message received, the clouded gray and black boy rushes back in and leaps onto the writhing snakes back. Teeth flash as Strix seeks out the bone at the back of the things head and finds it. The anaconda tries to coil its body and capture the boy but he is confident in Kione’s ability to keep the snake’s attention. He applies pressure with his jaws, more and more and more, until… a solid crunch rings through the air as Strix feels the bone crack underneath his teeth. Disgusting!

Abandoning his position, the boy retreats away while making exaggerated gagging sound. Once the snake is dead, he looks to the colorful dog and says, “That felt weird! Do all bones feel that when they break?” Curious eyes watch Kione, eager to learn.


"Strix Klein"