cut loose like an animal

Wow, first lesson and she already had homework. Set defences up every morning? Climb a tree every day? That was so much! Then again, she would need to practice in order to improve. Either she wanted to be a fighter or she didn't. Besides, her friend had generously offered his knowledge and experience to teach her. He could have not bothered and spent his time differently this morning. How embarrassing it would be for her to return for their next lesson having done nothing.

"I feel great," she answered with a toothy grin, hopping from paw to paw. She wouldn't mind having a spar right then and there, but she just didn't know how to attack. Did she just throw herself at him and hope for the best? Surely it wasn't all tooth and claw; there had to be some tactics involved. A special way to bite, dodge an opponent's attacks...anything! "We could, but I don't know any attacks," she confessed slowly, flattening her ears with embarrassment. "Do I just bite or what?"