First Rule of Fight Club

Natha watched both pups as they set their defenses. She nodded to Gossamer who asked if she was tucking her tail correctly. "Yes, there you go. Tucking your tail is more useful if you're defending an attack or if you're in close combat with another wolf."

She looked to Kotori and chuckled. "I have some raid stories but none regarding my tail. I was born like this, most of my kind are. Where I come from it gets very, very cold in the winter. Long tails are more prone to frost bite and freezing off if you don't have a really special coat like a snow-leopard." She didn't know why her kind hadn't evolved long and fluffy tails like their cousins but that was fine with her. One less thing to worry about snagging on brush and trees when hunting rabbits.

"Ok, now I want to get a feel for how you two attack. I want to watch you spar each other. Gossamer, you'll go first."