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 Posted: Wed Jan 13, 2016 7:13 pm
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Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2016 12:08 pm
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Posted: Sat Jan 16, 2016 10:41 am
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The trees were doing no good. At least not against his pursuer. If anything, the trees were making it easier for her to catch up to him, as he was finding it difficult to maneuver around them. Why was she so good at the chase? Had she been in the world longer than him? It was difficult to tell. She had looked no older or younger than him from the glimpse he had seen before taking her meal.
But she must be older. Her endurance and agility were greater, like she had been practicing for a while to get better at chasing down prey. He...He wasn't that good. Intended meals kept getting out from under his paws, even when he dug his claws in. Maybe he just wasn't coming at them at the right angle. The smaller rodents he could catch most of the time. Unless they zig zagged down to a hole in the ground where his body was too large to fit through. The bigger ones, though...Maybe it was like this for most B'alam? He wouldn't know. This nantlil was the only other one he had seen. And like him, she had caught a rodent. So maybe the bigger ones were more difficult to catch in general.
Not that that mattered. Or wouldn't if she caught up. Time to ditch the trees.
Leoncio took a wide detour, cutting it close to the Fire nantlil. So close he could feel her claws raking his fur. Fortunately, he hadn't gotten close enough for the claws to sink in fully into his flesh. He was sure, once she managed that, he would go down easily.
He had such little faith in himself.
The dark Earth made for the edge of the trees where he knew them best. Where they had just entered into the forest from. He pushed his legs to go faster, to make it through the crowd of tall trunks into wide territory. Where he could continue to run from her without having to dodge anything.
Unfortunately, as he broke through the trees, something small and furry darted across his path. He stopped, jumped into the air to avoid it, and lost his grip on the meal in his mouth. The creature that had startled him saw the opportunity, snatched the small dead rodent, and took off back into the trees. Leoncio tripped over his own paws, distracted by trying to follow the other animal with his eyes, and lay in the grass, panting heavily. His stamina completely depleted with the disappointment of losing the meal he had stolen himself. He didn't even have the energy to get up as he heard the other B'alam approaching him.
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Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2016 7:54 pm
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What game was he playing at?
As the dark B'alam ran past her, changing his direction so quickly she barely had time to switch her own direction, Amaia attempted a last ditch effort to grab onto him. To stop him from moving forward. To bring him back down to the earth where she could easily get at him and the kill in his mouth.
But she missed. As her claws scrapped his fur, she cursed silently into the wind, maneuvering her body around so she could keep close on his heels. He was heading for the openness, again. Did he hope to be able to outrun her with all that room to move? Ha! She was still faster. Their little trip through the trees made that obvious! Time to put an end to this chase!
The Fire increased her speed, opening her mouth as she did so with the intentions of clamping onto his tail, which was flapping behind him. It was pointless on one such as him. What balance it offered was useless.
But instead of clamping onto his tail, he seemed to trip in mid air, landing hard back on the ground where he remained. Amaia had to make a quick sudden stop, digging her front claws into the ground, to avoid tripping over him. It was at that moment she seen the fox. And her eyes saw red.
"You imbecile!" she screamed at him, coming down with a paw hard on his back. She was pleased to hear a grunt. "You couldn't hold onto one stupid rabbit!"
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:12 pm
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Cowering on the ground, Leoncio accepted each blow with nothing more than a few grunts as she continued to hit and wail at him about losing the meal. Though he was bigger than her and stronger, it didn't stop her hits from beginning to hurt more and more as she began to bruise his skin. But he was afraid. One wouldn't think so by looking at his bulk, but he was always afraid. Other B'alam, larger prey, even that fox would have caused him fear. In fact, if the small animal had turned around and bared its teeth at him, he would have gladly given up his prize to get away without harm. That's how much a coward he was. It was pitiful.
But this one, she was different than him in so many ways. She was smaller, weaker than him, but she, without hesitation, put herself in possible harms way to punish him. He could have turned around and snapped the bones in her leg easily. Maybe she knew he wouldn't. Maybe she say right through him to his pitifully terrified core.
"It got the jump on me!" he finally yelled, nearing the point of pleading for his life. Or at least to have her stop hitting him. "I'll get you another one! I swear! Just stop!"
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Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2016 2:27 pm
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That made Amaia cease in her actions. He would, would he? He didn't seem like he had the right kind of skills to make kills on his own. He wouldn't have been able to get away from her. Her speed, agility, and endurance was better. The only thing he had going for him was his strength.
Mm. That might be useful, actually.
"Alright. I shall consider you in my debt." The Fire nantlil moved back a few paces and stood there, watching him still shivering on the ground with amusement in her eyes, her tail slowly swaying back and forth along the ground. Even if this didn't work out how she wanted, at least she could use him for entertainment. Something to kick around when no one else was available. She had such frustration to get out all the time. He certainly wouldn't be great for conversation. That much was clear. In fact, she was fairly certain this wouldn't work out for anything but personal entertainment. If he let a fox get the better of him, what good would he be to her, otherwise? His strength would be useless. It was already useless.
But maybe, just maybe, she could talk him into doing what she wanted. Using his strength for her purposes. Maybe she could use his weaknesses against him to make him do what she wanted. Scare him into submission. That could be fun.
Yes. She would do that.
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 2:52 pm
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