Healing through fighting

Art showed up faster than he expected and that was a relief. There came a time and place a wolf needed to act, in this case, needed to fight.  He’d been the victim of his inner demons while alone and resting.  Distraction or a way to blow off steam?  “Distraction, mound of steam, and necessity.”  Unless he planned to be worthless he needed to get in condition and do his part.  To be fair though he also just really wanted to fight.  “I’m sick of doing nothing.”  

Artorias needn’t fear his holding back.  It was debatable who Rudy was angrier at, Oxx or himself for being weak.  On top of all that he’d hurt Fern and she’d runoff.  He’d caused his family to worry.  Rudy couldn’t imagine much he had done right recently.  All of that and permanently damaged.  Toes wouldn’t come back, the tail wouldn’t come back.  He’d liked his tail damnit! Not that he ever thought about it until Oxx happened.  This first spar had to be with Art.  His brother knew him best and wouldn't coddle him.  Also, it was just right to learn how to fight like this with the same brother he'd learned to fight with as a pup.

 Rudy lunged in towards Artorias, attempting to feint to the left before attacking to the right shoulder.  It was a sloppy feint though, his balance wasn’t there, a back foot sliding out a short ways, so he doubted it would work.  Rudy still aimed to bite the shoulder but was ready to adapt to a different target if needed.  If Art did grab a hold of him Rudy wasn’t choosy with where his teeth sank in, chest, shoulder, or whatever.  Aiming and finesse would be great but not likely if Rudy couldn’t move fast enough.

Rudyard vs Artorias for Spar
Round 1/2
Age: over 1 year
Size: Large
Build: Medium
Offensive Battle Accessory: Clawed leather bracers
Defensive Battle Accessory: Caiman hide armor
Companion 1: Tasmanian devil, Male - Battle
Companion 2: Red-tailed hawk, Female - Flying
Skills: Expert Fighter & Expert Hunter

Rudyard Carpathius