The next round of chasing became tighter far more quickly. As much as Fendros tried, Ahnasha had an advantage in this terrain. Fendros couldn't spare a moment to look behind, but hearing Ahnasha's running gait behind him drove him forward. The bite at his tail came as a surprise though, one that ran up his entire spinal column. He kept forgetting that he had a tail in this form. After recovering from the jolt while he ran, Fendros tried to glance behind himself and saw that Ahnasha was closer than he had thought. 

Feeling his limbs reaching their limit in terms of speed, Fendros opted to try something a little unexpected. He looked forward and steered his course towards the trunk of a mushroom tree, then just at the right moment, he jumped at the right of the trunk's centre. Fendros then brought up his arms and legs and grabbed onto the trunk, spinning to a stop while scratching through the trunk's outer layer. He held onto the tree and began to try and jump up its length. His plan faltered when he was reminded that there were no branches on these trees and the cap would stop him ascending. Still, it might have thrown Ahnasha off for a moment.

[i]Wait, Ahnasha is better at climbing than I am.[/i] Fendros remembered. In that instant there was a wide eyed moment for Fendros. He didn't dare look down.