<div class="floatright"><div align="center">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/thumb/0/0f/Tumblr_peecsbhDs51w10awxo1_1280.png/391px-Tumblr_peecsbhDs51w10awxo1_1280.png)<br/><strong>Nug (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=296167.msg14511406#msg14511406)</strong></div></div><br/>Poz's flight took her off-guard, and that - along with the impressive acrobatics - gave him quite a head start.  Still, a smile sprang to Nug's lips as she shoved off the trunk of the tree and gave chase, excited by the sight of her quarry fleeing.<br/><br/>Her blood flowed, warming her back up after her chilling dip in the river, and the fire glowed in her golden eyes, turning them to lanterns in the deep night shadows beneath the trees.  As she found her rhythm and began to catch up, she flicked her wrist and sent the dagger she'd been toying with arrowing through the air to imbed its self in the trunk of a tree ahead of Poz.  Her aim was meticulous and she was careful to choose a target that would not allow for even an accidental injury, should her aim be off, but still the loosing of her weapon sent a frisson of additional excitement tingling up her spine.<br/><br/>A low rumble of predatory intent rose deep in her chest as she launched herself over a bush he had been forced to juke, the muscles in her strong legs bunching and lengthening smoothly beneath her shimmering blue scales.  She let him run for a good distance, even once she'd caught him up and knew she could overtake him, enjoying the run too much to end the game quickly.  But, inevitably, her desires shifted and she put on enough speed to steadily close the distance between them and leap through the air to snatch him in her arms.<br/><br/>As they were born down, she twisted so that she would bear the brunt of the impact with the earth, though the ground was blanketed by a soft covering of fallen leaves and underbrush.  Grunting with the impact, she rolled to pin her prey beneath her body, straddling him and caging his shoulders between her own arms as she hoisted her torso up with her claws digging into the loamy soil.<br/><br/>Panting softly, eyes shining and her lips drawn back into a grin that revealed her pointed teeth, she gazed down at him, rowling with undisguised triumph.  "Caught you, bunny."