Another successful hit! Really these broads were far too easy to dispense with. Carrow snarled gleefully into the bloody fur, clenched firmly between her teeth, and readied herself to shake the woman like a rat – only before she could, she felt the muscles shift under her grip, moving against her hold despite the teeth tearing at her flesh as she did.

And then the shoulder rammed into Carrow’s jaw, forcing her teeth apart and knocking her aside. She took a step sideways to maintain her balance, growling in anger at the unexpected, and unfamiliar, trick. If she hadn’t been so enraged, she would have admired the move, as it was, she only sneered, preparing to launch another attack.

A flash of black out one corner of her eye stopped her though, head turning to see the unknown male race towards them; Crap! Perhaps this was the expectant father finally coming to scrape his wench off the gravel. Either way, Carrow’s odds were dropping quickly, and she had no plan of dying today. “Screw this!” She snarled, backing away from the one-eyed woman and her incoming support. She’d managed what she’d come for, and she wasn’t about to put her tail on the line; Let them pick up the pieces!

Turning tail, Carrow ran back towards the small ravine, leaping onto the tree trunk bridge and scurrying across. She’d glance back over her shoulder to check for pursuers as she went, but hopefully they would spot their unconscious compatriot below and turn their attention to her, leaving the Crow to make a safe escape south.

Thoughts ”Speech”