It might have been a good plan, if it hadn't been such a terrible one. Make it to the wall, be able to stretch his legs and run properly (except Remi would have been able to do the same, whoops) and buy time to find another trick to pull. At least it had the benefit of being simple, but not even that could save him from the manticore changing direction just enough to cut him off.
He realized he'd screwed up too late, and his equine bulk couldn't compensate fast enough in the heavy snow. He gathered his muscles for one final attempt to break free, but heavy paws landed on his rump and he stumbled, snorting in dismay at his defeat. Momentum carried them a little farther through the snow, but he was well and truly caught and he tossed his head as he called back: You win! You win! Rueful laughter danced through the link, and he pawed at the snow with amused disgust. We'll have to do this again after LongNight, without the snow. He glanced back slyly before turning with delicate steps to face Remi again, looking up at the big predator with his clear, bright green eyes in a lion's fierce face. And make a real race of it!
He realized he'd screwed up too late, and his equine bulk couldn't compensate fast enough in the heavy snow. He gathered his muscles for one final attempt to break free, but heavy paws landed on his rump and he stumbled, snorting in dismay at his defeat. Momentum carried them a little farther through the snow, but he was well and truly caught and he tossed his head as he called back: You win! You win! Rueful laughter danced through the link, and he pawed at the snow with amused disgust. We'll have to do this again after LongNight, without the snow. He glanced back slyly before turning with delicate steps to face Remi again, looking up at the big predator with his clear, bright green eyes in a lion's fierce face. And make a real race of it!
