All Outta Bubblegum (pup training)

Artur saw Geoffrey frown when he answered, and the bigger male gave him a rather arch look in return. A warrior should use every advantage and tactic available in a fight, shouldn't they? He wasn't going to feel guilty about taking advantage of any admitted weaknesses.

He himself frowned, though, when his mom didn't really answer the second part of his question. But if he thought logically, maybe she kind of had, because she said that prey animals and wolves had the same features, and if you bit onto a dead rabbit's belly you could open it up so the guts fell out. He considered that rather thoughtfully...

His mom was already moving on to talk about why ears were a good point of attack, and how to keep them safe. He shifted his attention to her. It was something they'd all learned by trial and error while wrestling, but he'd never really thought about it before, or the possibilities. He pinned his own ears back experimentally. Hmm. That made sense. And so did the admonition to practice defenses over and over until they didn't need to think about them. There was a lot that Artur had practiced obsessively to avoid humiliating himself in front of his siblings, like being able to run well without tripping over his oversized paws, or speaking clearly.

She asked if anyone had questions so far, and Caelia piped up to ask for more defenses. Artur nodded his own enthusiasm for that idea, adding "What can we do about someone trying to attack our bellies? So that the guts don't fall out." He shot a sly sideways glance at Geoffrey, trying to see if the idea would bother him again.