tread carefully

He gave her a pleased nod at her performance and the young dragon felt pride fill her belly. Yes she struggled with her grace, but Hattori could see the efforts she made. Ike didn’t want to be constantly tripping over her paws, she wanted to have the grace her father possessed. So she put all of her effort and concentration into this lesson with him.

Of course they were not quite finished yet and her father stepped back and put a considerable distance between them. She perked her mismatched ears as he gave her the next instruction. He set himself into a defensive position. Planting himself against her as he asked that she charge. Kiyohime nodded shortly, building herself and taking in a deep breath. Steeling herself for what would happen in the next few moments.

The girl lowered her head, tiny antlers pointed at her father’s chest as she raced forward. Her strides were nearly perfect, but mud flared up behind her as her paws landed against the wet earth. Ike only slipped once, and recovered before she hit the dirt. The tiny princess shot forward, aiming at the massive Shogun.

"Kiyohime Shuriken Ōritsu Abraxas"