this is your kingdom; this is your crown

Thorn rolled his shoulder’s forward, head tucked.  It was harder to move quickly with his shoulders rolled so far forward! Still, it made sure she couldn’t get to his neck for the point of the contest.  As her head was so close an idea struck him.  Her nose was right there and he was a friendly pup with family.  

With her neck stretched out and her nose right there it was time to be creative!  Thorn gave a lick to her muzzle, right next to her nose hoping it might stall her for even half a second.  He couldn’t wait to see if it worked though.  Expecting to find he lost at any moment Thorn squatted down then stretched out with his front half, back legs stretching as Thorn made the gamble to touch Tika’s throat instead.  While this wasn’t a real fight with teeth he still felt his heart pumping with excitement.  

"Thorn Carpathius"