Rern (Ashleg) versus Argunath (The Skarzs)

[The Skarzs]

  Argunath's pack sat leaning against his body, the strap looped around his arm as he slept.

OOC:

[Ashleg]

Rern tip-pawed out from his hiding place and stealthily approached Argunath, wringing his greedy little paws together. He cautiously grabbed a twig up off the ground and crouched, fitting it lightly between the loop of the strap and the other's arm, careful not to graze fur.

Ready...

The rat grinned, maneuvering the pack off of the cougar.
It was all well and good until the branch dipped a bit too low and made contact.

Rern caught his breath.

[The Skarzs]

  Argunath was sleeping fine until he felt a bug bite his arm. He scratched at the offending insect drowsily.
  But it wasn't a bug, it was something hard.
  He felt the object, his mind swirling as he tried to figure out what it was. Then he grabbed it and sat up suddenly, looking around with bleary eyes.
  "The hell?"

[Ashleg]

OOC-
Lol.

IC-
Rern gasped and abruptly yanked the pack free of its owner, then turned and started running.

[The Skarzs]

  Argunath shook his fist at Rern. "You pale little thief! Come back here!" He quickly grabbed his sword and leapt after the rat, having a harder time fitting through the trees than the smaller rat, but still gaining on him with his long strides.

[Ashleg]

Rern exhaled an exotic curse or two and then shouted over his shoulder, "No! Never!"

He threw himself down to slide under a clump of overhanging thorns and then started running again, reaching to unhook his bow from his back.

[The Skarzs]

  Argunath would have caught the rat soon had he not gone under a thick patch of brambles. The cougar growled in frustration as he found his way around them, then set off in pursuit again.

[Ashleg]

Rern skidded to a halt behind a large tree and continued to attach an arrow to his bow.
Argunath was coming into sight...so the rat sent the deadly weapon from his paw!

[The Skarzs]

  Argunath yelled in pain as the barbed shaft thudded into his shoulder, and he stumbled in his steps. He dove to the side behind a tree in case more arrows should follow.
  The cougar felt his shoulder, and his claws came away covered in blood. The arrow did not go all the way through; it felt like it had scraped his bone as it deflected off.
  He risked a quick glance around the tree.

[Ashleg]

Rern frowned and peered out almost in unison with Argunath, beady eyes bloodshot and flicking around. He mentally congratulated himself for a shot well done--but the cougar was not taken care of yet.
He groped for another arrow, meanwhile putting on a cruel smile.
"Last chance for you...you give me the bag, yes?"

[The Skarzs]

  "You've wounded me now," growled Argunath, tugging at the arrow. "You're a deadbeast, rat."
  He had no time to pull out the arrow without tearing muscle, so he broke the shaft off and flung it to his right as he dove to the left for a other tree.

[Ashleg]

Rern watched as Argunath moved, brow furrowing.
He maneuvered around his tree, keeping one paw ready to loose his arrow at all times.
"Why do you hide?"

[The Skarzs]

  Argunath didn't answer, but looked around for another tree to get to. There was one, not too far off, with a thick bush growing beside it.
  He ducked low and sprung for it, tucking and rolling to make himself a smaller target.

[Ashleg]

Rern stepped out from behind his tree, arrow pointed but not released at the cougar. He was trying to figure out the larger animal's game...but! There was not time for that.
Gritting his teeth, he fired off another arrow.

[The Skarzs]

  Had Argunath not been wearing the armor on his legs he would have been crippled, as the arrow bounced off the steel with a sharp "ping!"
  He scrambled behind the tree and went over his plan in his mind. If he could distract Rern, he might have a chance to get closer. He took hold of a branch from the bush and pulled violently, causing the bush to shake.