All terrain paws

Ember listens and nods in acknowledgement to all the answers provided by the class. Each one mentioned something worthwhile noting when fighting in an unfavorable terrain. "You've all brought up great points! The snow can definitely conceal some hazards, and that increases your chance of getting injured by the terrain. It's also going to make keeping your footing and moving more difficult." Em didn't require Erik to give a response himself; she was more than acutely aware of his condition and what overusing his voice would lead to.

With the preliminaries and easy stuff out of the way, Ember nodded to Rúna and Björn. "Thank you both for bringing up traction and momentum, because that's going to be our second part of the lesson today. Getting familiar with your terrain and how to navigate it best could be the difference between victory and defeat. A mistimed step, a misplaced paw, and then you're on your back with the enemy coming at you." Ember tried her best to replicate the demonstration her father had shown her when she was a wee pup, pouncing forward into the snow and mud and showing how she continued to slide forward despite planting her paws. "All right, let's put this theory into practice! Let's make two groups: pups and adults. We're going to practice timing our attacks in this terrain. The goal is to stay on your paws while knocking the others over." Shaking out her coat and bracing her paws on the ground, Em shot a cocky smirk at Erik and Henbane, ready to respond to whichever of them tried to take her down first.

"Ember Carpathius" | "Carpathian"