a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease

The beautiful day is much too inviting to be stuck inside the huge, stone castle. That is why, when the call for pups to come join a lesson, rings out, Caladia is rolling in the long grass of the nearby plains. She giggles as she flops from side to side, wiggling her body into the dirt as she goes. The rains have been plentiful and have made the ground moist enough that there isn’t much dust to kick up but also, not too much to create puddles of mud. Right now, the girl is doing a great job of painting her hodgepodge-colored coat the dark, earthy hue of the ground.

When her aunt sings out the call, Callie shoots upright from where she is laying and turns to face the castle. Springing to her paws, she promptly falls over as her puppy coordination and short legs work against her. Huffing indignantly, the pup untangles her legs and attempts to gather her paws under herself again but this time with a lot less ‘spring’ and much more ‘stand’. Second time works and she puffs out her small chest, proud of such a grand accomplishment. Oh wait, no one can see her.

With her paws now under her, the girl gives her dirt riddled coat a good, hard shake so that she will be presentable for her aunt and almost ends up back on the ground. Oops. Many of the huge clods have been shaken free, so Caladia swiftly runs to where the lesson is taking place, not wanting to miss a moment of it. Arriving a little late, she finds Elowen and Kipling have already beaten her to the lesson. However, the girl doesn’t feel sad since she sees a golden opportunity to get a little revenge.

Putting on a small burst of speed, Callie aims for her three-legged sibling. Kip is distracted, asking way too many questions to notice her flying up from behind him. Small form leaps through the air as the mighty hunter tackles her unsuspecting prey, landing squarely on her brother’s back and knocking them both to the ground. Her body pins the boy and she nibbles a little roughly on one of his ears before standing up and moving to the side.

Seating herself in the little line, she turns her attention to Tika, a huge grin on her lips as she readies for the lesson and hopes that her aunt isn’t getting sick of seeing her. She just… has such cool lessons!


"Caladia Carpathius"