crossed my heart and hope...

A much larger pup meets her call. His all black coat and jolly disposition has her smiling. The way he speaks and backs up to give her room leave her hopeful. This time, it appeared the gods were giving her a fun opponent for once! Smiling at the boy, Delphi nods and sets her own defenses. Ears back, lips trembling, paws pressing harder into the ground, what is left of her tail is lining up with her spine.

The bigger question though is... What move would she do? What was the best route? Though she can tell by his puppy-like face that he's younger than she is, he's still already far larger than her. His legs would be too obvious. His tender underbelly? Hm, the options were there, but she didn't know this boy. Didn't know his expertise or style. Fuck it, right? Take her chances! This was why she was here! To learn, to grow, to get better.

Inhaling deeply, Delphi finally pushes forward. Deafening the lapsed silence with her paws hitting the packed ground, she closes the eight feet between them. Only seconds pass before she is aiming to slide between his front legs. If he doesn't block her, Delphi hopes to make it all the way to his rear legs and move out from between them to hopefully get a chance to try and latch onto his tail.