<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/b/bb/Nord-Iljana-small.png)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Iljana Horviksdotter<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The Reach, just outside of Markarth<br/><strong>Time:</strong>Dusk<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Asher, Iljana, Open<br/><br/>After blinking out the snowflake from her eyes, Iljana with all her remaining strength half shoves and half wriggles out from underneath the large bear.  Wincing in pain from the claw marks in her back, she attempts to survey the damage done to her.  She gingerly reaches around to her back, trying to feel the wounds to see how deep they might be, to little success.  The feel of blood dripping down her back alarms her a bit but her attention suddenly is captured as a large shape moves out of the corner of her eyes.  Out of the near darkness emerge a large feline form.  She tenses up at the sight of the largest lynx she's ever seen.  Wondering if she is hallucinating, Iljana closes her eyes briefly and shakes her head trying to clear the cobwebs from blood loss.<em>Nope, still there, there really is a giant lynx approaching</em>she thinks to herself.<br/><br/>Iljana tries to recall if she's seen such a magnificent animal around these parts before.  Fear nudges aside fascination as it approaches.  There is the thrill of the hunt and the dark part of herself finds excitement to the idea of risking her life, however she acknowledges that she doesn't have a death wish.  At least not today.<br/><br/>The snowfall dampens sound all around and the only thing she can hear is her breath and her rapid heartbeat.  As the cat gets closer she hears its breath.  Staying as still as possible, and hoping the cat will lose interest in her and potentially finding the bear to be a better meal, she waits at a disadvantage.  As the lynx sniffs the air, she gathers her courage and prepares to jump to her feet.  If she is going to die today, she'll at least give this great cat a hell of a fight.