Show Me the Sea

Rudyard continued to butter him up, hinting at what Avantika needed being someone she can relate to with a good heart. He shot his brother a knowing smirk; he was wise to Rudy's trickery and knew what he was up to. It was also working. Besides, if Avantika wasn't going anywhere, he might as well get to know her better. Even if she wasn't a sister by blood, she had at least tried to incorporate herself within their family better than that brooding miserable jerk Grimshaw had. The least he could do was offer to train with her a bit and practice sparring, since they would both benefit from it. His thoughts were interrupted however when Rudy suddenly flung a pawful of wet sand up at his face. Artorias yelped out in surprise, and fortunately managed to close his eyes to shield them of the sand and saltwater spray, but still got clumps of the sand all across his face. He wasted no time in ducking his head beneath the water to quickly rinse off the sand, popping back up and shooting Rudy a playful glare.

"Oh, you wanna go, Rudy? Then let's go!" he remarked, kicking up a splash of water back at his brother and leaping at him. The water wasn't very high above their paws, so he wasn't afraid of a bit of a scuffle in the ocean, but it did offer some different resistance to all of their movements, requiring more strength to make their motions and attacks. Artorias lunged for Rudy, paws aiming to wrap around the dappled grey boy's neck in a grapple. If he was able to get his paws around him, Artorias would go to bite at the side of Rudy's neck, wanting to get as many points of contact on him 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: Advanced Fighter & Novice Navigator
Specialty: N/A