In Silence We Yearn
12-17-2016, 03:23 PM
ooc: I'm assuming this isn't an official challenge correct?
Vincenzo made a mental note to continue practicing this foreign language. At first he'd just brushed it off. He was only planning to stay in Boreas long enough to find and kill a traitor but as seemed to be the ballad of the Fratelli Rossi of late… things did not go according to plan. If he wished to stay, work, and live here he would need to know the common tongue. Vincenzo nodded at the alpha's words and grinned, his muscles flexing eagerly with the desire to prove himself as well as work off some steam that had been building for quite some time. His ears pinned to his head, lips drawing back to reveal his teeth as his limbs coiled beneath him, his weight balanced across them, his tail and head shifted to align with his spine as his neck scrunched back, his shoulders rolling forward. Golden eyes narrowed as he determined that Xephyris would make the first move. It was he was doing the testing after all. It would be Vincenzo's duty to respond in a manner befitting of a warrior. His hackles raised, claws digging into the earth as he tucked his chin, waiting for the other to move.
Xephyris shot forward and Vincenzo tensed as he shuffled quickly to his own right to pull his left shoulder out of play, causing Xeph's shoulder lunge and chest to miss their intended targets. Vincenzo would not escape the other mans jaws though as Xeph's fangs would nick the meaty part of his shoulder, drawing blood and leaving a light puncture. His earlier shuffle to the right thankfully pulled his left forepaw out of reach of Xeph's paw slam and Vincenzo quickly moved to retaliate.
Arcing his body to his own left Vincenzo sought to generate enough momentum in his twist as he tried to slam his right shoulder into Xeph's left side, just behind his left elbow, hopefully with enough force to leave decent bruising. His left forepaw raised as he attempted to slam it down on Xeph's left forepaw in a playful attempt to turn his opponents attack back on him. Seeking only mild bruising. Vincenzo could understand this was meant as a game of fisticuffs, of feeling each other out though it was a form of training he was somewhat unfamiliar with. His head would twist to his left as he sought to seize Xephyris' scruff in his jaws, just before the mans shoulder blades with no intent more than getting a hold in the thick fur on the back of the mans neck.
Vincenzo made a mental note to continue practicing this foreign language. At first he'd just brushed it off. He was only planning to stay in Boreas long enough to find and kill a traitor but as seemed to be the ballad of the Fratelli Rossi of late… things did not go according to plan. If he wished to stay, work, and live here he would need to know the common tongue. Vincenzo nodded at the alpha's words and grinned, his muscles flexing eagerly with the desire to prove himself as well as work off some steam that had been building for quite some time. His ears pinned to his head, lips drawing back to reveal his teeth as his limbs coiled beneath him, his weight balanced across them, his tail and head shifted to align with his spine as his neck scrunched back, his shoulders rolling forward. Golden eyes narrowed as he determined that Xephyris would make the first move. It was he was doing the testing after all. It would be Vincenzo's duty to respond in a manner befitting of a warrior. His hackles raised, claws digging into the earth as he tucked his chin, waiting for the other to move.
Xephyris shot forward and Vincenzo tensed as he shuffled quickly to his own right to pull his left shoulder out of play, causing Xeph's shoulder lunge and chest to miss their intended targets. Vincenzo would not escape the other mans jaws though as Xeph's fangs would nick the meaty part of his shoulder, drawing blood and leaving a light puncture. His earlier shuffle to the right thankfully pulled his left forepaw out of reach of Xeph's paw slam and Vincenzo quickly moved to retaliate.
Arcing his body to his own left Vincenzo sought to generate enough momentum in his twist as he tried to slam his right shoulder into Xeph's left side, just behind his left elbow, hopefully with enough force to leave decent bruising. His left forepaw raised as he attempted to slam it down on Xeph's left forepaw in a playful attempt to turn his opponents attack back on him. Seeking only mild bruising. Vincenzo could understand this was meant as a game of fisticuffs, of feeling each other out though it was a form of training he was somewhat unfamiliar with. His head would twist to his left as he sought to seize Xephyris' scruff in his jaws, just before the mans shoulder blades with no intent more than getting a hold in the thick fur on the back of the mans neck.
"Speech"