Kick grass and take butts

The Warlord arrived to find Take sitting proud and tall by the ting, his companions in tow. Sirius came a stop before the young boy, and lowered his head close to that of the horned wolf. “Good morning, Apprentice.” He said, before slipping past the other wolf and into the ring. “First, start your warm up stretches, and today we will try a more serious spar and see how you do.” He warned/promised the boy.

Hiding a grin, Sirius took his post opposite Take, and began his own stretches, limbering his body. He had already began to warm it with his early patrols, but it never helped to drive home the importance of warming up the body before exercise.

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