Seize the bay!

Thudding together, Hattori grimaced as he felt teeth yank at the connecting fur between his shoulders and neck. The skin was not as loose as it was on the scruff, so the tension was more than a little uncomfortable, but easy enough to ignore in the heat of the moment. He was no stranger to such sensations anyway, it had been part of his training he'd been a pup. Techniques he had decided to forgo with his own offspring, because frankly it had all hurt far more than any of it had helped.

Angling his head down slightly as he took in a breath, Hattori gritted his teeth as his talons dug into the earth, before raising his skull to ram a forceful headbutt into the underside of Artorias' chin. Horns and all.