Both daemons walked closer to the girl; both hissing, snarling, growling and making all manner of unpleasant noises. Cade knew he was outsized, even though she was a female his opponent was a lot bigger than he was. Still, he didn’t back down. Suddenly the female leapt at the human and he sprinted forward, the burst of speed beyond what seemed possible for an animal their size, even a small daemon like Cade was about as big as a horse, the top of his body sitting at about the same height as the human’s face. Intercepting the attacker he knocked to the side, causing her to screech; a noise that could be compared to tearing metal.

Tails thrashed about and snow flew into the air as the pair scuffled in the snow. Cade screeched at the female and, taking advantage of the superior spot he was in, bit into a notoriously soft spot just behind her front leg, earning another screech from her. Her tail thrash, whipping at his side, which stung but didn’t draw blood. Her claws scratched at him, slicing down his side before she kicked at him with her back feet, easily pushing him off her before she turned her attention back to the human prey.