[fight assessment training] I'll take another hit to the back bone

The boy’s white gaze watches his father as he introduces himself and a warm smile stays on his lips as he sits with his siblings. Pinning Ikuchi’s tail underneath his paw so that his brother cannot escape, he darts a glance to the boy and shakes his head, signaling that he should not leave yet. Bae-Syl gives them question and they must voice what they believe are their most important defenses.

Jericho shifts his attention to each wolf that speaks, taking in their answers and mulling over his own ideas while they speak. Finally, as his sister’s voice falls silent, the frustration she feels at being blind not going unnoticed by him, and he silently vows to take her on a trip outside of pack lands soon. With that, the boy turns his attention back to his dad and says, “Skin folds.”

It seems like a simple enough idea but Jericho is quick to follow up with, “We have areas with extra skin like around our necks and, like Dag suggested, bunching the skin there will help protect the vital areas. Raising our hackles is important too because it does something similar and causes the skin to bunch together while our fur raises.”

Giving a small nod as if in agreement to his own words, Jericho then lapses into silence while offering his father a warm smile. That was a good one… right?


"Jericho Agatsuma-Kedieo"