Once he had grown comfortable in this place, Kat found himself returning again to hone his skills. It took him a while to get used to new things. The first time he'd arrived, his skin had prickled with the sensation that everyone was watching him. But that simply wasn't true - the other wolves here came for the singular purpose of sparring and honing their skills, at least from what he could see. If your attention was diverted from sparring, you lost. It was as simple as that. Or so he told himself, to continue convincing himself that no one was paying attention to him. Not really. Katsurō stalked the edges of the grounds until he came to stand inside a massive ribcage that stretched high over his head, the bones stark white in the light of day, and called for an opponent. "speech"

If it were up to Seiko, they would methodically spar each and every one of their siblings. Right down the line, then rinse and repeat. It would help their own training as much as it would their siblings. But life wasn't quite so easy to plan, nor were their siblings ever that easy to keep track of- that was the reality when it came to having as many siblings as they did. So when Seiko was able to find one, and they weren't occupied, it was only natural they try to corner them into a spar. Fortunately they weren't the only one with that idea in mind today. Hearing Kat's call ring out from the Boneyard, Seiko was quick to hurriedly head that direction, abandoning their patrols. Sparring was more productive, anyway. It wasn't like there were a lot of wayward souls wandering close to their borders these days, not with as far south as they were in Auster. They slowed as they approached, wondering just how close they could get to their brother before he noticed. When the distance was a bit shorter, all at once Seiko made to charge him. Usually they fought opponents who knew they were coming, but Seiko supposed they could both benefit from something a bit different. Especially since there was no telling when someone could try to ambush you. "Think fast," they called out as they charged him, heading straight toward him from behind. Seiko assumed he would swivel around, so they tried to account for the movement, aiming to grab hold of one of his forelimbs as they ducked low to to the ground. Seiko vs Katsuro for Spar Round 1 / ? Age: Over 1 Year Size: Dire wolf Build: Balanced Mutation 1: Antelope Horns - Offensive Skills: Advanced Fighter & Novice Intellectual

Think fast. Kat whirled, falling right into Seiko's trap. If only he'd been paying closer attention! He had been so worried, so caught up inside his own head... Now everything was happening very, very fast. The world tilted on its side as he tried to roll out of the way, but the sharp bite of Seiko's jaws caught on his right front forelimb. He'd played perfectly into their hands. This was pathetic. He clearly had been slacking on his training, after all. Now that was on his back with his front leg clasped in his sibling's jaws, he went for the next closest available target: the soft underside of Seiko's neck. Kat leaned up to try and clasp his massive jaws around their neck, just tight enough to get their own hold on his leg to relax so he could free himself. Katsurō vs Seiko for Spar Round 1/2 Age: Over 1 year Size: Dire wolf Build: Heavy Skills: Beginner Fighter & Beginner Hunter "speech"

Highly analytical, Seiko was always trying to think of how to excel in everything. They could engage in hundreds of practice spars, yet still they wouldn't know everything- that alone was a frustrating thing to come to terms with. Would their knowledge ever be quite enough? All they could do was keep training, keep going at it harder and smarter, and hope they were doing all that they could. Successful in catching their brother by surprise, they felt a surge of pride at catching him off guard. The moment of celebration was short-lived though, and they had to think fast as Kat swung around and aimed right for the underside of their neck. They released their hold on his leg almost as soon as they felt teeth hit flesh, trying to swing backwards and out of their brother's way. Aiming to align themselves a bit more head-on with him, they lurched forward hard into the bite, knowing their brother wasn't seeking to maim them. They hoped they could swing a leg up and over his shoulder, hoping to pin him down. Seiko vs Katsuro for Spar Round 2 / 2 Age: Over 1 Year Size: Dire wolf Build: Balanced Mutation 1: Antelope Horns - Offensive Skills: Advanced Fighter & Novice Intellectual

It occurred to him as they twisted, teeth gnashing yet careful, that fighting happened so quickly. There was hardly time to get his bearings before Seiko bore their neck down into his jaws. Kat cursed inwardly, overextending his jaw to avoid clasping too tightly until he heard it click and felt a muscle pull painfully along his mandible and down along his neck. He knew without a doubt it would sore tomorrow. While he tried to wrench his jaw free of Seiko's neck to avoid hurting them or himself further, his sibling succeeded in swinging a leg over his shoulder. He grunted beneath their weight, then threw a final last attempt at unseating them by kicking up his back legs as hard as he could toward Seiko's soft underbelly to try and knock the wind out of them. Katsurō vs Seiko for Spar Round 2/2 Age: Over 1 year Size: Dire wolf Build: Heavy Skills: Beginner Fighter & Beginner Hunter "speech"

And the winner is...

SEIKO

KATSURO must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: SEIKO: Attack Roll: 1 Critical fail! Defense Roll: 70 Agility Roll: 71 Perception Roll: 8 Total: 150 Attack[1] + 25% Bonus[0.25]: 1.25 Defense[70] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 70.00 Agility[71] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 71.00 Perception[8] + 5% Bonus[0.40]: 8.40 Total[150.65] + 15% Bonus[22.60]: 173.25 KATSURO: Attack Roll: 25 Defense Roll: 62 Agility Roll: 18 Perception Roll: 46 Total: 151 Attack[25] + 10% Bonus[2.50]: 27.50 Defense[62] + 5% Bonus[3.10]: 65.10 Agility[18] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 18.00 Perception[46] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 46.00 Total[156.60] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 156.60