UncannyCat

"Watch out!" The big cat leapt from cover, a handful of small trees clustered next to each other on the rocky soil, and charged straight for the herd. Panic settled in immediately, and both Cassana and Minisa spooked. Minisa scrambled backwards, almost tripping, before bolting back down the trail the way they had come. Cassana, instead, tried to jump up the slope to their right, sliding backwards with every stride she made, the dirt loose under her hooves. Both mares were large enough to be a good fight for a cougar, but neither could guarantee they'd get away, particularly without significant injury. Meanwhile, back on the trail, Alyssa had frozen in place, having never encountered a cougar before. Her instincts screamed to her that it was dangerous, but she couldn't quite get her brain to stop sending fear signals and cue her to flee instead. The only reason she wasn't caught was her mother. Sharra's hooves caught the cat before it could finish crossing the trail. She had