Starlight, Star Bright

It seemed the other male recognized him as well, and Artur gave a slight tilt of his head in acknowledgement of the other male's words. As far as bringing trouble went, he supposed they were even, since they'd come to his aid with the lioness and he'd come to theirs with the bear. Maybe he should make it a point to spend more time in their company, since he had gotten in more battle practice in the last little while than he had in quite some time. It did make him wonder how much training his siblings were able to get in, and he made a note to spar again with his sister. He owed Caelia more attention than he'd been giving her, and he needed to tell her of his intentions to leave anyway. He did learn, after all, and his confrontation with Geoffrey... Meriadoc... when they were younger told him that the longer he kept it hidden from her the more likely it was that she would take it badly when circumstances forced it into the open. Well, he had a way to go before he was satisfied with his progress as a fighter, anyway, so there was time yet before he felt he was ready to lead and defend a band.

He slipped into a fighter's stance as his opponent did, holding his weight lightly on the balls of his feet, his joints loose and slightly bent and his weight centered carefully over all four feet. His tail flagged out as his head lowered to bring the whole of his spine into alignment. His muzzle tilted down slightly to protect his throat, his ears back and eyes narrowed to protect them as well. He'd been taught to never get lazy with defenses, friendly spar or not, for accidents were possible with any fight, and it only took a single slip to leave a careless fighter crippled for life. Carelessness was a bad habit to get into.

As the man charged him he dropped suddenly into a crouch, so that Skae's strike would take him over Artur's shoulder rather than slamming into Artur's neck. Digging his claws into the ground Artur slammed up and forward from his crouch in an attempt to slam his right shoulder into Skae's stomach right where the ribcage ended in an attempt to knock the wind out of him. This perforce twisted Artur's front slightly to his own left, and he snapped his jaws at the front of Skae's right thigh, aiming to lacerate it rather than grip, because he want to be able to extricate himself from the situation without needing to release a grip first. He hoped that his own greater height and weight would allow his forward-and-upward thrust to throw the other male over completely and make his current untenable position moot, but in the event that it didn't he was careful to keep his feet beneath him and his limbs coiled and ready to propel him in any direction to get him out.

Artur Pendragon Adravendi vs Skaelingr for Spar
Round 1/1
Age: over 1 year
Size: Extra large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Leather braces with claws
Skills: Expert Fighter & Advanced Intellectual
Specialty: N/A

WC 504
TWC: 1504