[Neptune.]

Lark
she/her || mind reader, kitty softpaws, beefed up t2

Tumbling in the grass, the heavy weight now on top of her nearly knocks the breath right out of her. Claws scrabble for purchase in sleek fur, eventually grabbing hold, and sinking into flesh in sharp pin pricks of pain across her shoulders. A moment later, the two forms were separated, and Lark had a brief moment to lock her eyes with a pair of mismatched ones, a brief moment to think oh stars', before the large black and white cat was pelting in her direction again.

She's hunger weak and out of practice, but the adrenaline already fills her veins and her mins starts working in overdrive. This is not a cat she can reason with, she knows that much from the hungry glint in his eyes, from the bleeding stump of a tail she'd glimpsed on the kitten before she shoved her out of the way. Where was the kid? Hopefully safe, Lark has the sinking suspicion that if she looks away from this fight for a moment, loses her concentration even barely, she'd be dead.

Moons of battle training and experience come in handy at times like these, though, and, hardly thinking about it, Lark manages a sidestep out of reach of the tom when he lunges for her. It's not much of a victory, but for now she'll take what she can get. Using her opponents continued momentum forward, Lark makes a grab for his tail, either to bite it and attempt to yank him back or to simply swipe at, it doesn't matter, but she wants to keep his attention on her, she may be smaller, but she's a more even match for him than a kitten.

Should her attempt to grab his tail fail, she'll try and barrel into his side, to make herself as annoying an opponent as she can manage - anything she has to do to make sure he stays focused on her she will do. Her limited stamina right now is already dwindling, and, as she attacks, she tries to look for places to retreat to. Part of her still feels queasy about it, but her best bet right now, she thinks, would be to yank the kitten by the scruff of her neck and run into RiverClan's territory. She'll keep the option in mind.

[ @SuspiciousMindz // @Estelle ]