dragon pups

*Plague* · 03-25-2021, 12:01 PM

Plague could see how excited she was by the prospect of a training lesson as she hopped up and puffed out her little chest, insisting that she was big enough right now. He tried to hold back a little grin and failed. If nothing else he admired the tenacity and he certainly didn't want to stifle that in her. That was one thing he wanted to flourish in her to drown out those doubts that had reared their head a moment ago. He gave the hall a glance when she mentioned that they didn't have to go outside. The hall was certainly big - especially for someone as small as her - but he could already for see him trying to avoid stepping on her or something along those lines and accidentally getting too close to the fire in the process. When he looked back to her and saw how she was looking away defeatedly his heart broke and he knew he couldn't deny his niece this simple wish... they were just going to have to be creative.

He chuckled softly after a moment and replied, "Alright, alright... We can do a little bit of practice in here. But don't tell your parents, I wouldn't want to get in trouble with them," he warned, giving her a mischievous grin. He didn't think he would genuinely get in trouble with Venom or Hattori, but he also didn't know what sorts of rules they had in place for their children and if doing something like fighting practice in the main hall was allowed - or even fighting practice this young in general. He looked at her thoughtfully and added, "I think we might need a sparring partner a little closer to your size though..." He got to his paws and walked over to the entrance, stepping outside just long enough to let out a soft howl, calling for Procella before he came back over to where he had left Ike.

He started moving a few of the furs that were scattered around the room to make a clear space for them to practice and just as he finished moving the last one aside his blue eyed snow leopard companion entered the hall uncertainly, casting wide eyed glances around the space. "Ah, Procella! There you are!" He waved the feline over with a nod of his head. He had picked Procella in particular since she tended to be the more gentle and even keeled one of the pair. "Ike, this is one of my companions. Her name is Procella." Procella had grown quite a bit since he first brought her home, but she was still larger than Ike by a noticeable margin. They were still much closer in size than himself and his niece though so he figured they would be good sparring partners for each other.

He positioned himself between the pair of students and the fire, sitting on his haunches with his back to the flames so that he could catch or stop any unstable balls of fur from tumbling into them before they got to close. He leaned down to Procella and whispered, "No claws, okay?" before turning his attention to the princess. "Alright, the best thing to learn right away is how to be defensive. It's not the fun part of fighting, but it keeps you from getting hurt, right? So I want you to really focus on staying on your feet and dodging whatever Procella tries to do, okay?"

Plague | Viridis | Procella

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