This Time For Sure! [Regulus]

Dómari tried not to show his relief in knowing that he'd be asked a basic question in healing and that he wouldn't have to spar the alpha.  The young man was a formidable fighter in his own right but something about fighting an alpha made him terribly nervous and there was also the matter of him not knowing how 'spars' worked in Celestial.  "Thank you sir, I appreciate that.  I'd like to learn and see how spars are conducted in Celestial first before participating in one.  I do not know if some of my instructors methods might be considered um… unacceptable in training matches."  His mother was a wild one.  She didn't believe much in rules and a fight was a fight though he'd learned over time from various opponents that there were some things you just didn't try to do in a spar.  Or at least that's what they said.  He'd often ignored them though, his mother was the best fighter ever!   However, he really wanted to make this pack thing work and would swiftly abide by Celestial's rules regarding spars.

Dómari sat back and pondered the alpha's words. "Let me think for a minute.  My instructor emphasized muscle-memory and it is quite different to imagine out a fight rather than battling in the moment with all the factors at hand.  One move that I might go for using my height as an advantage is to step in to angle my head down and aim to pierce both the eyes of my opponent.  With my neck curved I can protect my throat and a full-blinding will pretty much end the battle."  Killing.  Dómari honestly did not like to think about it.  He had no idea what he'd do in a situation where he was required to take another's life. "Another option would be to twist my neck to my left and aim for the throat just behind the corner of the jaw where the protection around the throat is thinnest.  I'd look to place my lower jaw under the windpipe where I could possibly get a strong enough grip to strangle them.  The same maneuver could also be used but with the target being the carotid artery which I believe is closer to the surface and just as important as the jugular.  There will also be less protection in that area of the throat though the jaws will have to moved slightly and the windpipe given up."

The next question had to do with healing and Dómari thought hard on it.  Two herbs rose quickly to the surface of his thoughts.  Lavender and Camomile.  But which one was best for a pup?
"Umm…. well… I guess I'd go with either lavender or camomile but if I had to choose one I'd go for the camomile since it should be milder."

Dómari fidgeted, hoping he'd done well enough to at least be accepted.