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At the sound of Lissy yelling, "GO," Bleez shot off like a rocket, much to the surprise and dismay of Josh and Trigger. The rocks and cracked ground did little to slow her calloused feet. After the initial shock of Bleez's speed, Josh hurried Trigger onward. However, their efforts were fruitless. Bleez's Wrath blood was far too quick for anything other than another Wrath spawn, or Vilo herself.

Josh pushed Trigger as hard as he could; even to the point the horse was starting to breathe hard. Bleez was pushing herself too, but it was her rage that was fueling her. And she was fine.

Bleez rounded the tree, not sure if she was just supposed to touch the tree and head back or not. She figured this'd be safer. Plus, she was far enough ahead that this wouldn't be a problem. As she came around the tree she saw Trigger barreling towards the tree. She couldn't help but let loose a devious smirk. This was cake.

Even though she was confident in her abilities, she didn't let up and continued in her furious pace. She didn't see that Josh had cut Trigger just a bit short and turned him around before the tree.

A few yards before the finish line, Bleez heard a snorting behind her. She chanced a look and saw Trigger was somehow much closer than he was earlier. This look didn't come without a consequence. Since she wasn't looking, she didn't see the big rock that was jutting up in front of her. Her foot found it, though.

She went tumbling, but managed to roll back on to her feet. Her pace was slowed considerably, though as her foot started to bleed. Trigger was catching up but Bleez's injury just added to her anger and she was just a few feet away.

It was a photo finish! As soon as Bleez crossed the line, she collapsed. She was sure she won, but right now her foot was stinging horribly. Josh on the other hand, jumped off Trigger and threw his hands up in victory.

The crowd wasn't sure who won. To their dismay, they thought Bleez had won... but Josh was celebrating that he won.

Bleez gladly took the cloth and began tying off her bleeding foot. She had missed the part where Josh had said he'd won... which was probably a good thing. She was far too busy tending to her injury to be bothered with pounding the guy's a** into the grass.

"Wh-what're ya talkin' about there, honey?" Josh stammered, trying to hide his fear of being found out, rather unsuccessfully. He towered over Elisabetta, but his broad shoulders were basically shaking under her steady glare. "I," he gulped, "I don't know whatcher talkin' 'bout, saying I cheated!"

"No... uh... I think you did... sir," piped up one of the other patrons. "You didn't make it all the way to the tree..."

Josh spun on his heel to glare at the new speaker. He stomped over, now irate at the truth that was leaking out. Sticking a muscled finger in the face of the new accuser he spat on the ground. "I betcha just bet against me and you two are in cahoots, tryin' ta take all the winnin's!"

The man shrank before Josh's anger, not capable of keeping his voice in the face of such a strong threat. Josh smiled.

Bleez's attention was pulled back to the situation at hand with Elisabetta's shouting of, "Jackass!" She hadn't paid attention, but her quick mind got the gist of what was going on. The pain in her foot, however, was keeping her Wrath in check... for now.

Joshua was spun around with the force that Lissy's tentacle exerted. this just made him even more furious. How dare this punk girl lay a hand on him without his say so, and with such roughness! "Le' go, you b*tch!" he roared as he brought his free arm up to knock Lissy across the face.

Before the action could be completed, however, Bleez had barreled into the man. Though she didn't weigh much, the force of her momentum and him being distracted brought them both to the ground. If Lissy's was able, letting go would be a good idea. Otherwise she'd be pulled to the ground as well.

Demon claws tore at the human, taking any part of him she could before the crowd began to draw near, some chancing an injury to pry the two girls off the flailing young man underneath. Despite his bulk and tough front, he whimpered like a baby as the meeker-looking girls pummeled him.

It took several people to pull Bleez and her thrashing tail off the man. She did manage to take his shirt with her though, in between her teeth. When she was pulled back further, she spat what was left of the tattered onto the ground. "I'm.good,I'm.good!" she growled, struggling free. She took a step forward and stuck her clawed finger in Josh's face. "Don'.you.strike.her!" The pain in her foot was keeping her from continuing her onslaught.

"'Kay," Bleez growled, her anger directed at those that weren't Lissy. She was beginning to like this girl. Not only was she feisty, but she could hold her own in a fight... she guessed. She wouldn't really call beating on this sad excuse for a "man" as a fight. But anyway, there was something else about Lissy that held Bleez's attention (maybe even attraction), though she didn't know why.

She started to hobble out of the riding area, her horse long forgotten. If Lissy had offered to help her out, she wouldn't mind taking it; she was not so full of Pride. In fact, at this point her foot was bleeding pretty good, and she'd gladly accept the assistance.

"I-" for the first time in her life, Bleez was cut off from continuing her answer. She was going to say that she'd run here, so no, she didn't have a ride. But that seemed pointless now. She sighed, looking at her useless foot. "Thanks," she muttered to Lissy, feeling utterly worthless at the moment.

Wiggling her foot slightly, which proved to be a bad idea, caused the red spot on the cloth to grow. She winced, the pain overcoming the numbness again. Stupid idea. Bleez could feel eyes on her, so she turned to look at Elisabetta, who was smiling brightly at her. "Um.." she started, confused, "Did.I.do.something?"

"Oh...ah.kay," she stammered, hobbling over to the stump and propping her foot on her leg. When she was situated, she turned back Lissy.

"Wasn't.anythin'.special,really. Besides,Ily.runs.just.as.fast.as.I.do. I.might.'ave.more.of.a.temper,though,most.likely" She blinked, realizing that the older spawn might not know who Ilyrosa was. "Ily,Ilyrosa,is.a.Wrath.spawn.too. Her,uh,other.blood's.different,though,so.I.guess.the.running.thing's.Wrath-based."