---As they walked, something changed. You feel that? Bambi asked suddenly. Herla nodded. Something like tension split the air, and now, in the silence, the world shattered.
A great scream went up, a horrible shriek of pain and anger. The two bucks leaped and turned, and Bambi shot off. Herla fought the sensation.
Why had it screamed if it had been hunting?
He barked. Bambi! Come back here!
The buck turned, his reddish-brown eyes wide with shock. Herla slowly approached the undergrowth and pushed into a small clearing of sorts. There, stuck in a bear's steel-jaw trap, was a great tawny feline, with a white muzzle lined with black. She writhed on the ground, screaming again. Herla flinched. It was a noise that made a buck stupid from fear in such close range. Bambi, Herla said, shivering, We... We should help her.
What!? cried the other. The Mountain lion flicked her head up. She glanced between the two bucks. We could just let her die - my does and fawns would be safe! Faline and Salvia would be safe!
And she should die? Herla countered. Bambi, she may be a predator, but she deserves to live too.
Herla slowly approached her. She screamed feircely at him, but he continued. She flattened her ears, baring her teeth. Herla stared at her, locking her gaze. I won't hurt you, he murmered to her. Let me help you. --- The Untaken Path, Chapter 15 Rising Storm
Yet another one of my favorite parts in Feathervenom's totally epic fanfic, The Untaken Path.
Korin is trapped in a bear-trap. It's offscreen, so I added some blood around her mouth and chest to show she's been struggling.
Bambi is on the verge of soiling himself XD
Herla, on the other hand, is trying to get closer, but Korin's shrieking is hurting his ears.
Will the bucks be able to help the feisty feline? We won't know until the next chapter of The Untaken Path
Render done by me
Korin (C) MW Roach
Bambi (C) Disney
Herla/Untaken Path fanfic (C) Feathervenom