A Sudden Clatter
Stiff neck, cold teeth. Then—snap! Power surged through my spine! I snapped my jaws shut with a solid clack, shaking loose the frozen stillness. Right in front of my snout hung a dangling silver tinsel strand from the tree. I lowered my horned brow and nudged it hard. The tinsel swung wildly, rustling against the branches. I exist, strong and unyielding!