He could overpower Faolan, easily. Weighed barely anything, and Sasuke wasn't afraid of teeth and claws. It wouldn't take much--a swift jab to the soft tissue under his jaw and he'd be out like a light.

The problem was, while Sasuke was intimately aware of the razor-thin line between stunning and death on a human, he knew considerably less about canine anatomy.

And Faolan hadn't done anything but snarl a little.

Sasuke glared at him a minute more, then turned on his heel and started forward again, more quickly.