[Hills]

The scales and armour ensure there's no severe wound, for sure, but the creature was seeking to cause little more than a scratch...just enough to get through to Gordon's blood. An ordinary wolf would fail, for sure, but the wolf the creature turned into is native to his home world, and quite a bit stronger than your average wolf. Still, with the armour and the scales and all, even the additional strength of this form probably isn't enough to pierce it.

The creature is kicked, sent skidding into a heap some distance away. As soon as Gordon stops flapping, the fire surges forward again.

The creature groans as he shakily gets back to his feet, giving his position away again...