I think it's a wolf there... skeevers aren't usually found out in the open plains, even less during daytime. Let them have their wolf, at least Veronika's fobia will get a full-blown episode ='D

Sorry if I seem to rush the wolf fight scene. >.<" I didn't think that Veronika would contribute much to the fight, at least not for the moment due to her phobia. I tried to describe Alexa's first fight as realistically as possible, not sure if I did it correctly or not though.
I just figured that she's not used to holding the shield and probably wasn't holding it in a proper grip or stance, and that's why it fell from her hand so easily after deflecting that one attack from the wolf. She continued to stab the wolf even after its dead due to her hysterical, adrenaline pumped, state of mind, she's almost on auto pilot there.

Still, if you have any input or suggestion regarding this scene, I'd appreciate it. ^^

Hm, I think you did really well on it. And yes, thank for getting it done in one post, Veronika is mostly a statue here, if you didn't, I'd have to make an entire post about her sitting still like an idiot xD

The way this turned out is the way it probably would have, I like it :D