Tzuru was home free, or as free as he could get given the circumstances, as soon as he passed by those swooping paws trying to pin him in place.  Or at least he thought he was free.  Sure enough, the taur was not one to let him go easily, evident by the sound of heavy footfalls chasing after him.  Once he passed underneath that cloth barrier, he was expecting to find something, anything to guide him towards safety, only to discover that there was absolutely nothing out of the ordinary on the other side, and now he was out of time.<br/><br/>His body slowed on its own, needing a moment or ten to recover after that absolute burst of energy that his small frame put out, the beating of his heart echoing in his ears as he could feel his entire body pulsing to the beat.  He was tired, hungry, and most of all stiff from not being able to move around much in the small prison he had been inhabiting up until a scant moment ago.  He paused for just a brief moment, but it was enough for the lumbering taur behind him to close the distance.  Right as he realized what was going on, his feet starting to move on their own to get away, he felt that impact that hurt much worse than the hunger pains of the past few days.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Grapple (1d20): 12 Tzuru is grappled</div></div></div><br/><br/>His feet left the ground as he found himself pulled back, lifted closer to a rather large source of heat, eager to put him inside.  He knew what it was, from the feel of those large paws around his middle to the groaning sounds of muffled hunger, he knew the taur had caught him.  Briefly he felt like he should just give in, to let it all just end so he could move on into the afterlife and repent before being reborn, as all corruks believe to happen...<br/><br/><blockquote class="uncited"><div>*Ka-THOOOOOOOOOOM!*</div></blockquote><br/><br/>That noise brought the small creature from its trance, time slowing down for a moment it seemed as he glanced down to the ground, a very familiar emerald laying at his feet after being dropped from being grabbed.  His eyes locked on the small rune engraved on the side as the unmistakable sounds of fighting echoed from deeper within the cave.  His paws clenched down as they were restrained by those massive claws, the corruk looking up to Tesu's face with a visage full of renewed ferocity.  "Tzuru....not...CAT FOOD!"<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Escape Artist (1d20 + 15): 19 + 15 = 34</div></div></div><br/><br/>It seemed that the taur really didn't know anything about corruks, other than they were most of the time adorable and looked incredibly tasty to a hungry predator, so what happened next may take her by surprise.  As he was being lifted up, Tzuru wiggled enough in that grasp to bring his legs up to his chest, using those big paws of Tesu's almost like a seat before kicking forwards, not hard enough to hurt but there was enough force for him to push off, doing a rather impressive backflip as he sailed out of that grip, just barely out of range of any swiping the taur would attempt...at least for the moment.  As soon as he hit the ground, landing in a crouch, Tzuru wrapped his paw around that charm and took off once more, though this time it was less about putting more distance between him and the hungry taur, and more about avoiding those sweeping paws.<br/><br/><div style="padding: 3px; background-color: #FFFFFF; border: 1px solid #d8d8d8; font-size: 1em;"><div style="text-transform: uppercase; border-bottom: 1px solid #CCCCCC; margin-bottom: 3px; font-size: 0.8em; font-weight: bold; display: block;"><span onclick="if (this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display != '') {  this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = ''; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;hide&lt;/a&gt;'; } else { this.parentNode.parentNode.getElementsByTagName('div')[1].getElementsByTagName('div')[0].style.display = 'none'; this.innerHTML = '&lt;b&gt;Spoiler: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;a href=\'#\' onClick=\'return false;\'&gt;show&lt;/a&gt;'; }"><b>Spoiler: </b><a href="#" onclick="return false;">show</a></span></div><div class="quotecontent"><div style="display: none;">Tumble (1d20 + 19): 5 + 19 = 24</div></div></div><br/><br/>Relying on his most basic training, the able hunter watched the movements Tesu was making before retaliating, hopping back and away before tucking into a ball and rolling a safe distance away on the ground, coming up in a crouch as there was now a bit of distance between him and his would-be executioner...but it wouldn't last as long as Tesu was still conscious, he needed a weapon to properly take care of this one...