but when he came back to himself, torgar saw, he would not have forgotten what happened. better then, to gather every iota of those snarled feelings, place them in his limbs, his strikes, his stance.
something stiff left the boy, and he let out his breath in thankfulness. the tension of anticipating her blow had hardened into something more concentrated.
he felt the ground beneath his claws; he shook out his shoulders, found an eager growl waiting in his chest, and launched himself toward the woman, hoping to grapple her left shoulder with their heights.




