Healing through fighting

It was hardly the first time Art had aimed to pin Rudy and certainly not unexpected. The moment Art dodged and came up aside him Rudy could only assume that was his brother’s maneuver.  Normally at this point, Rudy would have tried to pull back to avoid the tackle, a fast backstep to gain clearance.  That might or might not work in the past.
 
Rudy instead grit his teeth, shoving his paws to the ground to press for more speed, to keep his body down low, and trying to get ahead of the grapple instead of swerving around.  Rudy didn’t expect to fully escape without impact, but if Art only got his rump Rudy would still be able to get free possibly.  This wasn’t just avoidance either, this was aiming for an opportunity.  Rudy was already down low and moving forward so it was the perfect position to aim for a bite at the underside of Art’s throat.  If he could get Art’s throat in his mouth then maybe he could even win.

The plan had problems with it but it was last moment and offered a lot more hope than previously.  This was new, this would be unexpected hopefully and, it didn’t require nearly as much balance work as the feint earlier had.  It might be an ugly win but he could do it!

Rudyard vs Artorias for spar
Round 2/2
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