10/11/2025, 12:11 AM
fa'liya barely noticed his absence, too busy with the thunder of her own pulse, the squealing beast caught between her teeth. the calf kicked once, twice, a startled cry bursting from it as she held fast, jaws locked stubbornly around the soft of its throat.
her paws scrabbled for purchase while she dug in deeper, twisting her head and pulling with raw, desperate force. the calf’s thrashing weakened. she felt the shudder run through it, then still.
panting, she stayed there a moment longer—half disbelief, half thankfulness—before she finally let go, muzzle smeared dark. her ears flicked, searching for her father.
blue eyes found him on the edge of the trampled snow, circling slow. he would not help, and apparently she did not need it. her tail sways as a smile forms—good?
her paws scrabbled for purchase while she dug in deeper, twisting her head and pulling with raw, desperate force. the calf’s thrashing weakened. she felt the shudder run through it, then still.
panting, she stayed there a moment longer—half disbelief, half thankfulness—before she finally let go, muzzle smeared dark. her ears flicked, searching for her father.
blue eyes found him on the edge of the trampled snow, circling slow. he would not help, and apparently she did not need it. her tail sways as a smile forms—good?
![[Image: 92942039_gLH7UWGZz8j0rMA.png]](https://f2.toyhou.se/file/f2-toyhou-se/images/92942039_gLH7UWGZz8j0rMA.png)