Never drop your guard

Artorias eyed Rudyard with suspicious caution when his dappled grey brother tried to feed him some lame excuse about him taking taking a nap. As if his dripping wet tail didn't give away what had actually happened. Rudy had been waiting by one of the pools to sneak up on him like he had tried doing to everyone. Art was wise to the boy's attempts at learning to be stealthy and sneaky, and he wasn't going to let his guard down around him when he was in play attack mode. Just as he had expected, Rudy tried to take a few slow steps closer to him. Artorias just shifted his paws into the fighting stance he'd learned from Resin and perfected over his lessons with her, muscles tensed and ready to spring into action. No sooner had he assumed his battle stance, Rudy lunged at him. It was an expected move, but it still surprised him, especially given that his brother liked talking so much.

The dark-furred boy held his place, waiting until Rudy was closer again. Once he was closer, Artorias lunged forward to intercept his brother's charge, aiming to throw his body into Rudy's. If they made contact, Artorias would then try to wrap his paws around Rudy's neck in a grapple. If he could get his brother in his control and pin him fast, then the fight would be over before it began. Since Art couldn't use his sword, he wanted to get Rudy down on the ground and subdued as quickly as possible.

Artorias vs Rudyard for Spar
Round 1/2
Age: Under 1 year
Size: Extra large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Wooden sword
Defensive Battle Accessory: Leather harness armor
Companion 1: Common raven, Male - Flying
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Navigator
Specialty: N/A