I won't give in, til I reach the end, and then I'll start again

Avantika · 03-07-2021, 05:47 PM

Artorias had looked her over as she focused on her battle stance. She kept herself steady, even though she almost wanted to shiver with nervousness. It was like her emotions were kept in little boxes. Right now she was holding down the lids of the ones with fear or anything that might distract her in them. She was getting good at it.

He told her to lower her head a bit more to keep it aligned with her back, and also gave her a reason for his advice. She liked that. While she didn't like to disobey others in general, she figured most people liked to know why something was important to do. Next, he took up his own stance beside her. She watched as he spoke about the decision to pin his ears and tuck his tail. She made sure to do the same. It wouldn't be great if an opponent got a bite on either body part.

Then the boy started leaping and bouncing around. Avantika blinked. What was he doing? He looked agile, anyway. Maybe that was all he was trying to show her. Just some more exercises to practice.

He answered her question quickly, telling her to move around as if she was fighting someone and watch her feet. She hesitated for a second. "Go, kiddo. Nothing to fear." Kaata jumped down and her beady eyes stared up at the wolf. Avantika nodded to her and took a few steps, mimicking Artorias's slow circle. She wasn't as practiced as him by far, but she didn't stumble. Suddenly she gathered herself up and sprang forward like she was attacking her imaginary opponent. Her paws hit the ground not quite perfectly and a shot of pain leaped up one leg. She covered her grunt with a low growl. She shifted her weight from paw to paw. Had she done enough?

"Avantika to Kaata telepathy"
"Kaata to Avantika telepathy"
"speech"

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I won't give in, til I reach the end, and then I'll start again

Artorias!

Avantika