Verai tugged gently on the line, and Kitten let out an ear-piercing scream.

"What?" He asked, ears half-pinned and ringing.

Kitten did not answer, too busy having launched herself down into the well, biting at the dratini's side.

While she might have been fighting it, it didn't sound like she was winning. "Kitten- can you get back up here? Let me hel-"

<NO I can DO IT MYSELF!> She yelled, and then there was a thwack and another splash. Verai leaned over the edge of the well, hearing something slide up the stone side of it. It... didn't sound like Kitten.

"... Kitten?"

Kitten yelped, flung up into the air, grunting as they landed next to Verai with a wet splat. "... you still don't need help?"

<NO.>

She got to her paws, and shook herself out, getting Verai wet in the process. Kitten snarled, lunging at the dratini again to pummel them with her paws.

There was another sharp splash, and then everything went quiet. Verai glanced up, and carefully got to his feet again. "... Kitten?" He called, getting no response. He moved to the edge of the well. "Kitten?"

<BWEH!> Little claws hooked into the side of the well, as Kitten hauled herself up, dragging herself out of it and sliding to the ground. <Eh gosh is.> She said, teeth still latched into the dratini's tail.