Go ahead and jump

Valkyrie whooped ecstatically when her shoulder made contact with Eldi's chest. This was good fun. A little spilled blood and broken skin wouldn't cause any lasting harm. She relished the chance to spar with Eldi; every fight, even a soft one such as this, was a chance to learn and to improve.

 

Perhaps she should have spent less time making noise and more time thinking about strategy, because while Eldi may not have been feeling very fast Valkyrie couldn't quite match the speed of his counter.

Valkyrie ducked, but she wasn't fast enough to escape harm. Eldi's teeth glanced off her head (earning an amused cackle from Valkyrie) and left furrows from directly above her left eye to the middle of her forehead. His paws, however, swiped empty air as she crouched down.

Fully committed to taking him down no matter the cost, Valkyrie dove forward in the same motion, intent on shooting under Eldi and using her chest to sweep his planted hind paws out from under him. It was likely that he'd fall on her if she was successful, but this was all in good fun and she wasn't taking it too seriously.