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Exhaustion pulled at her muscles, and it was almost as if her final swing would deal just as much stun damage to her as it did to her opponent. As her head connected with his chest, her vision swam, stars clogging her field of vision. Wolf took a step back, and so did she, her head shaking as she tried to buff out the daze she was feeling.
But before she could do much else, she felt the entire weight of her comrade fall atop her, pressing her wavering body downward. Tiberii's limbs would strain, quaking with effort as dizziness coursed through her. It was only a matter of time before the beast would sink, falling (very) reluctantly into the soft snow beneath her.
The cold of the snow eased the ache.
Oi,
she'd mutter, breath puffing outward and sending snow drifting upward from around her lips. She'd lift a paw, tapping upward at his shoulder — her way of letting him know that he'd beaten her.
Half embarrassed, the beast would fully sink into the snow, releasing a soft laugh from the pit of her stomach. She could still feel the warmth on her skin from where Wolf had been. And after he'd released her, the bull would lift herself slowly back upward onto her feet. Ya sure are somethin', ya know,
she'd tell him lightly, flashing a toothy grin. Perhaps that would hide the same of her defeat, anyway.
A stalwart. In tha pillar of power. Whatcha think, Wolf?
He was strong. Loyal. A friend. He more than deserved a true place in their ranks. And when yer lamb comes, we can get 'em settled too, ya?
She would smile again, flicking her ears forward as the warmth from her chest rose upwards onto her features.