Well, he'd given fair warning!
Admittedly, Tal hadn't been expecting his improvised rope to work nearly as well as it did. A sharp grin flashed white against his tanned skin as he caught his balance against the sudden rocking of the bridge, but it threw off his stride to do so. He was coming up on Sah too fast to dodge and though he tried to jump over the incoming leg sweep it still connected with one foot.
He grunted as he stumbled and Sah regained his feet, but Tal wasn't about to give up so close to the goal. Digging deep, he put his head down and charged the other man with a feral grin. As they came up on the final stretch of planks the courier gathered all his speed and flung himself forward in a flying tackle that would knock both of them off the bridge and onto the solid ground on the other side if he connected.
Boreal watched the boys with bright-eyed interest, leaning against Lilly companionably as the human fledglings indulged in the play-fighting that all young predators learned to defend and hunt with.
Admittedly, Tal hadn't been expecting his improvised rope to work nearly as well as it did. A sharp grin flashed white against his tanned skin as he caught his balance against the sudden rocking of the bridge, but it threw off his stride to do so. He was coming up on Sah too fast to dodge and though he tried to jump over the incoming leg sweep it still connected with one foot.
He grunted as he stumbled and Sah regained his feet, but Tal wasn't about to give up so close to the goal. Digging deep, he put his head down and charged the other man with a feral grin. As they came up on the final stretch of planks the courier gathered all his speed and flung himself forward in a flying tackle that would knock both of them off the bridge and onto the solid ground on the other side if he connected.
Boreal watched the boys with bright-eyed interest, leaning against Lilly companionably as the human fledglings indulged in the play-fighting that all young predators learned to defend and hunt with.
