Youth vs Experience

Mal grinned, her tail waving softly behind her at the woman's words. The yearling was a sucker for praise, really. Seeing that Resin had put on her bracers, Malalia would tug on her own claws in kind.

Resin stepped up to the platform. Rather than a demonstration, however, she asked her to explain the use of her claws. Hmmmm..... That was new; she'd expected -- wanted, really -- to start off a little more.... hands on. Sirius usually had her attack, and then corrected her movements afterwards, and that's what she was used to. Mal's ears planed, head angled to the left for a moment as she put her attacks into words. "Ummmm.... when I start, I'll usually go for speed, especially if my opponent is bigger than I am. I'll try to run past and catch them in a soft spot like their ankles, or the soft pit behind their forelegs," she explained.