"This will be fun, good luck!" Talvi certainly hoped so, though still she believed that it would have been more fun if this fight needn't be judged if she felt even a little more prepared for it. To be fair she had no idea how experienced S'alkrie was either, though this lack of time to organise details and prepare only made things more realistic she supposed. It was unlikely that any real opponent would allow you to interview them prior to a fight. "Good luck to you to." She would respond and ready herself for the fight.
Calmer than she realised, perhaps simply as she knew that this was only for fun, a practice spar where neither of them would seriously be injured, her hackles remained relatively flat, the adrenaline not strong enough to launch that involuntary motion of raising them. There were of course things that the girl could do to prepare herself for the fight though and she set about the logical steps she could think of to protect herself in any way in preparation for S'alkrie's move.
Paying attention to the way she currently held herself, she attempted to widen her stance slightly and better distribute her weight for balance. Involuntarily her muscles would tense slightly, though she would try to force them to relax for agility sake. Her tail had previously hung loosely behind her and she now tucked it closer to her body, her ears mimicking this movement to draw such delicate limbs in and away from becoming an easy target. Her head remained low in an attempt to protect her throat, the scruff certainly tough enough to protect itself in comparison.
It wouldn't take S'alkrie long to accept her offer and soon the pale girl would move to close the distance. Talvi remained still, there was barely time to react in any other way of course, though her gaze had still watched the other, waiting to see her movements. As S'alkrie collided with her, Talvi found herself leaning with the motion and moving a little backwards and to her right with the attack. Teeth instead found themselves meeting the top of her head rather than her neck, the skin certainly not as tough now suffered a minor graze though surely would have cut in a serious fight, the hard skull would at least prevent a grip with the jaws to be achieved however.
She had done well to move though paws soon followed jaws and Talvi found whilst the neck had been spared in the initial attack that the paws had certainly found themselves slowing down her chances of moving away from any attack. Her previous movements had at least meant S'alkrie's paw would likely initially only reach her scruff though the second managed to easily find it's initial target at her chest, the closer distance meaning it hit with likely a little more force than S'alkrie had initially intended for the friendly fight. Fur and skin protected her from the damage of a wolf's claws, though the movements and slight strikes against her chest in particular were certainly uncomfortable and the hold putting her at a disadvantage.
With the additional pressure, she would suddenly recall that she too ought to attack. Talvi began her next movements by firstly using her slight weight advantage to push back against the lean and tense her muscles to strengthen her stance and prevent being pushed, it was tough and the strength required from both now would likely be a waste of energy in a real and lengthy fight, it would be a learning curve of course though. With her head currently beneath S'alkrie's, she lifted it up in an attempt of a headbutt in hopes of exposing the albino's throat a little more. As she did so, Talvi tilted her head slightly to the right to allow jaws to try to reach their intended target of S'alkrie's throat. Should the attack be successful, soft pressure would be applied a signal of a grip though certainly not intending for it to be strong enough to puncture and wound the other girl.
S'alkrie vs Talvi - Practice Spar
Round 1 of 2
Defences Widened stance for balance, relaxed muscles for ease of movement, tucked tail, pinned ears, head lowered, moving with the attack to neck to soften and alter the position of the strike, tensing muscles to strengthen base
Attacks Headbutt to try further expose S'alkrie's throat. 'Bite' and hold aimed at throat.
Injuries Minor graze to top of head. Discomfort to neck and chest, minor irritation through fight though should be no lasting wound.
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