Elphaba sat silently, tail flickering back and forth behind her. If they needed a second person to spar she would participate. If they didn't she was content observing. She watched in utter silence as a lack of wolves appeared to show. It irked her. Had they no pride? This was friendly was it not? What pressing matter did the others have to attend too? Were they truly so put off by a spar roused in good faith. if she had been a lesser creature... she would have snarled. As it were she remained expressionless. Not cold... merely reflecting indifference. She waited patiently for a command to be given, audits flickering with all the different sounds.

Gerhardt did not keep the silence long, he spoke of their match partners and surprise would flicker in the depths of Elphaba's gaze as she looked to the reigning Queen of Ludicael. She did not question her King's word, if he wished for her to spar with Jupiter than she would damn well obey. Without a word, she rose from her seated place behind Gerhardt and approached the Queen with ease. Her golden eyes reflecting no emotion, but once she had reached a short respectable distance, she would dip her head in respect, golden eyes falling closed for only a moment before she straightened.

"It is an honor to spar with you this day Jupiter. As a beloved guest of Seracia, I allow you the first move, shall we begin?" She would back away once the dame had said her peace to begin the spar, but she saw no point in screaming across the battlefield.

Speech!

jupiter, though pleased to see that her opponent was winded and affected by her attack, had long ago learned not to overly celebrate on the matter until the battle itself was over. she continued with her forward momentum to ensue that they were still in good proximity, ears pinning as elphaba tried to catch her breath and legs spreading in case she attempted to somehow sabotage the sol's own balance. her neck would scrunch, but only slightly, as she still wished to keep her jaws near her opponent for future attack or retaliation. maw of the slender lady parted in an attempted bite. she had her sneaking suspicion that the close-range snap at her was meant to distract her, but the strength-built she-wolf immediately snapped back without second thought--except she aimed to clench her teeth about the other lady's lower jaw. with adrenaline and excitement coursing through her blood, she mistakenly flagged her tail upward, momentarily forgetting this constant defense in the thrill of battle that thundered within her. should her attack on the jaw land, she would apply only enough pressure to push the lower jaw down and away from the top, and would move to keep it that way, hopefully rendering the teeth of the other useless. of course, out of respect for the spar and seracia, she would not crunch down upon elphaba's vital bones like a monster--as aforementioned, she would only firmly grip them, but hopefully the lady's tongue would be out of the way when she did. should her attack backfire and the lady ends up clenching the upper jaw, she will quickly withdraw, trying to escape such a possible grasp. 'l| round 3/3 |l' defenses - neck slightly scrunched for protection, legs spread and weight distributed for balance. mistakenly raises tail, losing the small addend to more balance, but paw placement mostly makes up for the mistake. attacks - attempts to counter the distraction snap by trying to grab elphaba's lower jaw and push it downward to keep it from being used. injuries - soreness/minor bruising from repeated chest collisions. ooc - do we want this judged? or do we want to ooc-ly decide the winner? hopefully if we get a judge they'll take into account that neither of the wolves were trying to hurt someone, hence the relative lack of use of teeth and claws. XD

Elphaba accepted the polite response, with a gentle dip of her head and inhaling long she willed her muscles to relax, to loosen, her power came not from brute strength and domination, but rather speed, agility and quick movements. She moved to retreat to a respectable distance to start the war but the Sol would have none of it, looping around in a tight circle, it surprised Elphaba, for a split second before she slung into motion, mirror the Sol's movements. She glided with ease, careening around and around. She would not lock eyes with the Sol, despite her best efforts, instead Elphaba's gaze remained locked upon the woman's thick musculature. The rippling of the motions under her pelt. Elphaba had been hated and abused far too long, while she was not submissive by personality, the fact reigned over her that this woman was considerably more important than she. She had learned long ago not to lock a gaze with royalty. The abuse only came that much harder. Her ears would pin against her cranium, keeping them from being easily grabbed or ripped. She lowered her head, even and aligned with the rest of her body, shielding her neck and improving her balance. Her tail lingered stretched out behind her bodice, solidifying it. They would circle, pace gradually increasing until finally the rubied pelted dame would tense and lunge, aiming for her side. Elphaba whipped her body to face the Sol, but not quite fast enough, Jupiter would collide with her back haunch sending her back end skidding around behind her, digging her claws into the earth, she grounded herself, before springing back at Jupiter, forelimbs out, hoping to catch her around the midriff before she had the chance to redirect her next attack and send them both sprawling into the dirt. Injuries: N/A Defenses: Balance obtained quickly due to her smaller stature, ears pinned to avoid being grasped with ease, claws digging into the earth, she established her balance before issuing her attack. Attacks: Springing forward, propelling her weight and momentum to the front end of her body, she hopes to coil her forelimbs around Jupiter's abdomen before the woman has a chance to right herself, and send them both sprawling into the dirt. (((OOC: i hope this makes sense, if not lemme know and Ill edit :3))) "Speech"

a wise one, this other wolf was, to not be distracted by jupiter's tactics. the sol did not linger on it long, though, as the lady had long ago learned that such spars required full attention. by the time jupiter saw the agile creature begin to turn to meet her, they were nearly in close proximity, moments from impact, but the girl had just enough time to press a front paw into the ground, bouncing her step and slowing her pace enough for a controlled stop should she need it. her chest collided with elphaba's hip, the impact causing it to swing around, and it was here that she chose her time to come to a complete stop. even with her attempt to counter the female's defense, the other was still impeccably agile, and by the time her thickly-built body could turn to launch her own offense, the elphaba had already lunged. ears pinned against her skull, tail falling even and her hind right leg kicking back and planting into the ground to brace herself for the inevitable impact, front limbs spreading slightly and shifting back so she could hold steady. before she knew it, their fur was meeting and their bodies greeted one another, and jupiter felt the agile-built she-wolf lock her forelegs about the alpha's neck, though she assumed it hadn't been the original target. jupiter took this opportunity to throw her body weight forward, attempting to turn the tables now that the high-ranking ludicaen was opposing two thinly-structured hind legs with her four pillars of muscle. should her collision succeed, she would immediately allow for her front legs to slightly leave the ground in order to push harshly upward. by doing this, she would attempt to completely unbalance her opponent, for hopefully the sudden forward (and possibly upward) force would be enough to send her upon her back, possibly winded and temporarily at loss for breath. no matter the outcome, jupiter would allow for her forward force to be unrelenting. should elphaba be sent in a backward path and fall with her stomach face-up, jupiter would make a move to try and pin the lass by pressing a paw forcefully into her chest, her own tail curled under her for additional (thought minimal) protection should kicking be in the she-wolf's agenda. 'l| round 2/4 |l' defenses - to defend against the tackle, she sets her tail and pins her ears, spreading her front paws and kicking out a back leg for balance against the assault. she carries through with the pinned ears, but in her conditionals for a possible attack she will curl her tail under her for minimal protection to her stomach. attacks - jupiter throws her weight against elphaba and will likely push it upwards in an attempt to completely bowl her over and send her upon her back. should this succeed, she'll make an attempt to move above her and pin her with a paw. injuries - slightly sore chest from repeated collisions, though it's minor. ooc - do you mind if we change the rounds to three? four seems like too much of a drain on my muse already. Dx

Elphaba would lunge, sinewy frame propelling through the air and outclassing the heavy set woman in a test of agility. In all reality, this fight would be a test of muscle versus speed, Elphaba would need to be quick and agile, making short, quick attacks and darting away. Jupiter's attacks would more than likely knock her off her rocker, and that was evident in the force her hind end had been ripped away. Unfortunately for the darker fae, her attack would hit, but not in the way she had initially intended. Forelimbs had locked around the Sol's neck, leaving Elphaba rather exposed and at an incredible disadvantage. She released the Sol, moving to slide down just as the woman lunged forward, the hit of pure muscle was enough to send her careening backwards, but bending her knees and lowering her bodice as soon as her front legs joined her hind, she managed not to fall. The attack had knocked the breath out of her and it took her a beat to regain it. She set her legs in motion, ears still pinned and tail arching to assist her as she attempted to move, a cough erupted from her maw as she greedily attempted to suck in air. As the woman moved forward, Elphaba would snap, jaws aiming for the dames maw, it was more to distract the woman than to actually hit her. A pause that would hopefully allow her to regain her lost breath. Round: 2/3 Injuries: Possible bruising from being smashed into xD Defense: As she's skidding backwards, she's keeping her ears pinned to avoid being easily grasped. Her knees are bent and body lowered to prevent falling over and her tail curved to help brace herself and maintain her equilibrium. Attacks: Snapping up at Jupiter's maw she hopes to distract the woman long enough for her to regain her breath. (((OOC: Yes please! I'm so tired of fight threads at the moment! My muse for them is utter shit just like this post ;_;))) "Speech"

she fought back the irritation that attempted to stifle her judgement as the she-wolf managed to skid backwards with her attack instead of toppling. it would have been easier to consider the battle done if she had merely been able to pin the lass, but it seemed as if it would push further on with this turn in her plans. the lady seemed to be lost of breath and in order to distract jupiter it seemed as if she were about to snap at her face. like lightning a smirk flashed across her features and she took the distraction to her advantage, her own jaws parting as her head tilted slightly to the side and pushed her dial forward, attempting to shove the top portion of her muzzle into the mouth of the snapping other. should this be successful her own teeth would try to close upon elphaba's lower jaw, and from there she would apply slight pressure downwards to keep from being further bitten. her tail flashed outwards and slightly above even and her legs parted in an even spread with claws pressing slightly into the ground as she attempted to maintain the balance she would need and desired in order to carry out her attack in the way she wished. her ears pinned tightly against her skull in case her target would miss, not wishing to lose another portion of her ear to a fight. 'l| round 3/3 |l' defenses - ears pinned to protect them from being grabbed; legs and paws spread for balance; claws pressing slightly into the ground for relative traction (her weight is centered slightly forward on her paws in order to do so) attacks - takes advantage of elphaba's distraction snap by trying to push her muzzle into her mouth, attempting to get a hold on her bottom jaw and push it down to keep her from biting. injuries - slightly sore chest from repeated collisions, and possible lacerations upon the bridge of her muzzle from elphaba's teeth should her attack be effective. ooc - wow, i swear to god that i'd done this post ages ago because I remember EXACTLY this. XD That this is what I wrote. Oh well. Starry does stupid things. I swear I did, though, because I remember like 99% of the sentences in this post.

Elphaba took but a moment to recover from her loss of breath, but by then, the snap of her jaws had already been made as a distraction. She had meant it to get the Sol to back off, to leave room for a bit of recovery, a chance for her to gain her breath. her stance was still broadened, legs bent, to sustain her balance, tail arched a bit and keeping her equilibrium centered. Her ears were still pinned and her eyes were still locked upon the wolfess before her. Her jaws coiled around Jupiters upper arcade, pressing down, but not hard enough to cause permanent damage this was a spar not a true match, there was no reason to make the woman bleed more than necessary and it seemed the favor was returned. Jupiters own jaws trapped her lower arcade, holding it steady and keeping it fairly immobile, the irony taste of blood filled her mouth and she wondered it was hers, Jupiters, or a mixture of both. As Jupiter pulled her bottom jaw down, Elphaba followed the movement and using her hind limbs, pushed off with the intent of bashing heads, to hopefully loosen Jupiters grip of her jaw. Round 3/3 Attack: Following Jupiter's downward pull of her lower arcade, she uses her back legs to push off and hopefully head butt Jupiter. Defense: Legs bent, tail out, stance broadened, all to improve stability/equilibrium. Ears pinned to avoid easily being grasped. Injuries: Bruising on the chest from multiple collisions and lacerations upon her lower arcade. (((OOC: Insert crude sarcastic comment about Elphiter's painful make-out session here xD))) "Speech"