Talk:The Pine Copse/@comment-5324136-20150719042308/@comment-5324136-20150719050724

Shadowwind was just starting to wonder if she had been mistaken about the noise when there was an explosive rattle of leaves from just behind her. She startled and tried to turn too late, but before she had even had time to bush out her tail, there was a sudden weight on her back and a sharp, piercing pain on her neck that she knew all too well as teeth. Still, she hadn't spent months on her own not to have learned how to combat ambushes, so she hissed out a warning and gave a strong, full-body shudder that loosened her assailant's grip enough for her to spring forward - leaving them behind her. Once free, she spun around, dropping into a battle crouch and letting out a feral growl before stiffening in recognition.

When she spoke, her voice was rough, either from the time it had spent unused or sudden choking affection, she wasn't sure and wasn't sure she even wanted to know.

"Owlshade?"