Skipping lots of people now - need to keep the thread moving! Feel free to powerplay Dawali dodging or taking a little blow to the weakened hind leg.
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His pelt was all spikes as he hovered behind the mounted warriors, who seemed very comfortable atop their horses. He was confident that they would protect him, but he knew - if any of them came at him on foot, the horsemen might not be able to aid him. They represented a disadvantage for those on foot, but they could not move as quickly. There was imbalance in levels and power. Dawali changed between cowering and snarling, not at all certain of his position. He could only hope this distraction allowed for Maska's hiding, that their leader would slip away and not be caught. If not, well... then he had made enemies of his friends. And he had lost - the sheer numbers from the two other packs was clear indication of this.
One of them, with a face like a masked racoon, swung from his horse. Dawali had a fleeting image of him in his mind, perhaps he had seen this face on one of his visits to either pack. It did not matter - the red wolf quickly realized that he was the target of the much younger male, and stepped backwards in an attempt to avoid being caught. By instinct, his teeth were bared and he felt that rush growing to bellow in his ears - just like it had that time in Halifax, when he had killed another wolf. But this time, he did not feel as justified. He dodged to the side, putting a horseman between himself and raccoon-face. The jolt of pain from his old injury was familiar, but somehow not as prominent as it usually was. The hind leg shook, but stood, much as the whole of Dawali did.
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