Blah, this is short Oh, and for the opponent, I'm thinking maybe a young mountain lion? I want something that would be roughly Savina's size, maybe a bit smaller. That work for you?



It was turning out to be a pretty quiet day around the lands of Twilight Vale. Savina was simply walking through the forests, aimlessly. Even though everything was quiet, something had the female on edge. She felt as if there were something in the air, something not quite right. However she was unable to identify what was making her so anxious. It almost felt like the calm before the storm. Emerald eyes gazed up at the patch of sky visible between the canopy of the trees. It did look like rain, perhaps a thunderstorm even. That must be it. Its only that its about to rain. Even though she told herself that the back part of her mind was not convinced.



Shaking her head, the Lacerta continued on her way. Dark form passing between the trees and bushes. It had been a day much like this the day after her mother had died. A day she would much rather forget than remember. It was a dark part of her past, one that haunted her. And frightened her.

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There it was, a scream. She knew something didn't feel right. Fast as a bolt she was off, running the direction of the yelp. The underbrush and trees flew past her, the world was a blur to her eyes. Other senses were guiding and leading her though; her sense of smell and hearing. It was near the lake, she came upon some sort of den. The noise came from inside. Savina reached her slender head into the hole and picked up the pup by the scruff of his neck, gently placing him outside. He was part of the pack, the smell was thick on him. Softly she licked at the angry red scratches on his face. "Its ok, you're safe now" She whispered coaxingly. A hiss emitted from the den behind her. Must just be a cub"



But then another sound came to her and sable ears swiveled backwards. Something was charging right at them. Instinctively she covered the pup with her own body, and a split second later it happened. Razor sharp claws dug into the femme's shoulders. Her last minute movement had thrown the cat's trajectory off, and it rolled off her back to land on the other side. A pained yelp came from her throat as the claws scratched across her shoulder and she felt the blood begin to drip from the wounds. The beast began to stir inside of the Lacerta, begging to be unleashed. Lips curled up in a snarl, revealing ivory daggers. Ebony head turn to the wildcat mother, her emerald eyes beginning to catch fire. Hackles raised, making Savina look bigger than usual. A deep, rough bark came from her maw. It was the feline's one warning. Leave us be, or you'll regret it.



It didn't work. The cat charged again. The Italian wolf lowered her head and once the wildcat got to her she shoved her head and neck under it, using her back and neck to throw it over her and the wounded pup. Then it snapped, it couldn't be contained any longer. The monster was loose. "Hide child..." She said in a voice that was not completely her own. The wolfess turned to face the creature head on. Her eyes were green hellfire, a deep growl rumbled in her throat, hackles raised to the full extent. A charcoal demon now stood before the wildcat.



A second lingered as the two stared each other down, and then they charged again. Meeting in a flurry of fur, teeth, and claws. They ripped at each other's flesh, not always finding their mark, but sometimes they did. Once Savina got a mouthful of the cat's flank and the sickly sweet taste of its blood filled her mouth, egging the monster on even further. The pain done to her barely even registered, she made no noises other than menacing growls. After a few moments the feline managed another good swipe of its claws at the jet wolf, leaving red lines on one of her front legs. Enraged the hell hound jumped up on her back legs and came down on the cat, grasping its scruff in her fangs. Using all her strength she flung the wildcat on its back and pounced one again, her now bloodstained maw wrapping around its exposed neck. The wolf put more and more pressure on the cat's neck, hearing its gasps, its front paws clawing frantically at her chest and legs. She didn't stop. More pressure, more, and more. The feline's protests became weaker and more infrequent. Then a small pathetic mewing sound reached the lupine's ears, and her eyes turned to see the small cub at the den's entrance. STOP! A voice inside her head screamed. Jaws slowly removed themselves from the wildcat's neck. As soon as the canine was off of it the mother cat dashed inside the den with her cub.



The beast that had emerged from her crawled back to its hiding place, leaving Savina to reclaim her usual self. She was panting hard. Red scratches covered a good portion of her body and blood was leaking through her pitch black fur. Green orbs, the fire now gone, glazed over. The mild-mannered female was in shock of what she had done, what she had almost done. Then she remembered the small dark pup. She staggered over to where he was hiding in the underbrush. "Its all over now little one." Her voice was soft and weak. "Let's get you back to mansion and Naniko can tend to those scratches." The two of them began their walk back to the house.

Nani's gonna come in in the next post to bandage us both up



Her pace was slow. Adrenaline and her madness had dulled the pain of the injuries when they had been inflicted, but now that both were leaving her her whole body began to ache and sting where air touched her open wounds. Savina felt the pup walk as close to her as he could, making sure they touched. She didn't mind, it was good to know he was there. Good to know he hadn't been harmed any further. At least she had accomplished that. "Your Pretty!" Her sable head turned to look down at the blue eyed pup, and a soft motherly smile graced her muzzle. "Why thank you little one. What is your name?" She bent down to give him another comforting lick on the top of his dark little head.



After what seemed like ages the mansion finally came into view. The wolfess felt weak, very weak. She looked up at the house, hoping that Naniko was there. "Naniko!" She called out, as loud as she could in her present state. Continuing to stumble, with the pup beside her, up to the house. She did her best not to whine, she didn't want to worry the pup. Certainly the femme looked bad enough. She figured they would be mostly superficial wounds, they would scar, but not cause the loss of hair growth so they wouldn't be visible. Or at least she hoped that. Either way right now they hurt like hell.

She was opening the window when she saw the two of them, Savina carrying the pup up to the house. It wasn't what she was expecting, having just let Ember go back home after fixing her up the last time. Nowadays there was a constant flux of patients coming in and out of the house, both from inside and outside of the lands.

She hurried down the stairs, going out to the porch and then toward them. "Savina! Noah! What happened?" She couldn't take the boy, as she was in her four legged form, but she went up onto her back legs, nosing him with concern. She was definitely worried.

I laughed when Noah said his name was Harry Potter XD



Savina turned her head back to the pup, wondering why he didn't want to see Naniko. Surely he wanted to have her take care of his wound, he could lose his eye if she didn't. But then it came to her, all she had to do was think like a puppy. He probably thought that he was going to get in trouble. She nuzzled her snout against the side of his head and whispered to him softly. "Its okay Harry, you won't get in trouble. They're just going to be glad you're home safe. You need to have Naniko look at your wounds though, or they could get worse."



The Lacerta was so relieved to see the Andromeda come out of the house towards them. "Savina! Noah! What happened?" Noah? The sable femme looked back at the little dark pup and gave him a look, raising one eyebrow. It wasn't a scolding look, more of a "you little stinker" one. Then she looked back to the ivory wolfess rushing towards them. "A wildcat cub got him. I heard his yelp while I was walking around and ran to find him. I got him away from the cub, but before we could get away the mother was on us. I told Noah to hide while I fought it off." As Naniko worried over the boy the beaten ebony female sunk down to sit on her haunches. She was exhausted, the fight had taken a lot out of her. Both physically and emotionally. "The den is over by the lake. I'm hoping after this they'll move out of the territory but who knows. We're going to have to keep an eye out and be careful."

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"I love you too, Noah."The light colored wolf was more inclined to see to Noah first, because of the location of his injuries and because of his age, and she shot Savina an apologetic look as she spoke to Noah. "That you got beaten up by a baby kitty cat? Of course not, Silly. It'll be a secret between me, Savina, and you. She did a good job of protecting you."She knew that Noah was very wild, with his mother having been exiled a few months back, but she did still expect some sort of manners from him. "Isn't there something you should say to her, for standing up for you?"

Pups did get into trouble a lot. "Let's see. Let me get some bandages from inside, and you can help me out with fixing you up. I might need a paw or two." She went for the bandages, coming back out with them. "I don't know if there will be any lasting damage to the eye or not...we'll just have to wait and see. I'll make you and Savina some tea for the pain, though." She hadn't had the chance to see what the dark female's injuries were. Naniko took one wet bandage and wiped gently at his eye. "Maybe the swelling will go down, and then we'll see." It was important to keep infection away, so she took some clean, dry bandages, wrapping one around his head, over one eye. "Keep this on, and find me again tomorrow morning"

Naniko picked up the wet bandages, putting them into the trash can. She then looked to the adult, tail sweeping against the dark carpet. "Now it's your turn. Where does it hurt?"

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She shook her head at the dark male, but she grinned despite herself. "That's not what I meant. Though she certainly is pretty." The girl gave a critical eye to Savina's scratches, putting some ointment on each one. She knew that the stuff would sting a bit, but also trusted that Savina knew that too, and that she would be able to handle it. She hadn't put any of the ointment on Noah's eye because she hadn't wanted to infect it further; eyes reacted very differently to things, and she wasn't sure if such treatment would make him go completely blind in that eye or if it would help heal it.

"No more fighting wildcats." She told the young boy sternly. "You should leave them up to Savina and me. Maybe sometime we can go and scout them out, if they're still around. I'm still in good enough shape that I could stalk a couple of cats." She was feeling a bit tired, and picked up her supplies in her teeth, throwing away what needed to be tossed and putting the rest up on a shelf. "Stay in Twilight Vale for the next few days, Noah, so I can keep an eye on your...eye." And with that the fem started up the stairs.