Of War and Warriors

She was honestly surprised at her tutor’s praise and to hear that he thought she had enough basics for a spar. She didn’t think she had been doing poorly by any means, but she didn’t feel like she was doing well enough to impress him. Perhaps she needed to give herself more credit than she was... All of those days longly watching the boys train from across the clearing had rubbed off on her at least a little bit perhaps.

Tamsyn noticed how he moved to one side of the practice area and she followed his lead to do the same, squaring off across from him with the empty space of the arena between them. The idea of this being a true spar with him returning her attacks brought her nerves back to the forefront. If she didn’t want to learn so badly she may have backed down and asked for more time to practice first, but she was beyond determined. He had offered her a chance to learn and she didn’t want to take that for granted.

The ebony female settled down into her defenses, the stance slowly feeling more and more familiar as they continued to practice. With her paws separated evenly under her and her claws digging into the sand, she felt ready to make her move with her muscles tensed to do so, but her mind was reeling with what she should do next. She didn’t want to hesitate too long though, so she finally made herself decide and tried to keep in mind what Sirius had told her before. She was smaller than him - take advantage of it.

Tamsyn kept her tail flat with her back and let her neck follow suit as she darted forward, using her speed as much as possible as she tried to close in on him. Once she got within range of him, she pulled her tail in and tucked it out of the way. Her only objective right now were to move fast and make herself as small of a target as possible - and to not slip and fall on the soft sand.

Her target was to dart past his right side with the hope that she might make it to his back right leg. If she made it, then she would reach for his ankle there, keeping her stance in a stable, slightly crouched stance so if she was able to latch her teeth onto his  ankle then she would be able to hop back and use that momentum to pull him off balance. She knew it wasn’t a grand departure from her first attack, but she specifically hoped being further back away from his face would make it even more difficult for him to retaliate and easier for her to get out of the way when he did.

Tamsyn vs Sirius for Spar
Round 1/2
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Skills: Beginner Fighter & Novice Navigator
Specialty: N/A