Naiche hadn’t been in the best mood recently.  As general of the armada, he wasn’t going to miss out on a fighting tournament held by Ashen regardless of his mood besides, he always vented best in a fight.  He wouldn’t fight to kill but he sure as hell would fight to win and not worry about the damage done.  The wheat-toned wolf kept a confident and formal look to his features. The wolf he found himself paired with was considerably larger which Naiche was use to.  She was slimmer than he used to and that might be a nuisance when one of his keen advantages was often his speed. Naiche wasn’t going to waste time, the moment they got the option to start Naiche would run in.  With the desire for blood suddenly in his eyes his first two strides were forward, a feint to hopefully make the wolf believe he planned to attack the face, his next stride would pivot him off to one side, aiming to go wide and get around to hopefully bite at her back leg, if successful this would include snapping his neck to one side to hopefully impede balance or perhaps just slowing the wolf down.   Naiche Dauner vs Recluse for spar Round 1/2 Age:  over 1 year Size: Medium Build: Light Skills: Master Fighter & Advanced Navigator "Naiche"

Though she would never be able to know it for sure, nor was Recluse empathetic enough to really care either way but it seemed that emotions were running high. Recluse for her part was dealing with two conflicting feelings, the festival was a celebration, recognition that the empire was still growing and expanding but it was overshadowed by the death of her uncle and the uncertain future of her new cousin... So maybe it was perfect she'd ended up with her first opponent seemed to be working his feelings out through the fight, just as she was going to. The male started to charge towards her and Recluse quickly spread her limbs to stabilize herself, but he feinted and she wasn't quite fast enough to stop him from grabbing hold of her right hind leg, just below the hock. He jerked and she hissed in pain, but managed to remain standing. Recluse would attempt to quickly shift her weight back slightly, grounding her remaining hindpaw into the dirt and trying to flail her caught hind paw, hoping at best to shove it into the man's throat but at worst simply force him to free her. Recluse Klein vs Naiche for Spar Round 1/2 Age: Over 1 year Size: Large Build: Light Disability: Light blindness - Moderate Skills: Advanced Intellectual & Master Fighter speech think action

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The moment Recluse started to flail her paw Naiche let go with no desire to play a game of tug.  Holding onto her for too long was making himself a target, remaining in motion was a far better tactic.  The leg took another swing and did swipe across the neck but not hard enough to appear to matter other than to make him take a cautious fast step away. Naiche turned back to face Recluse and made for his main move now, lunging in to put himself near Recluse so it would be near shoulder to shoulder as he lunged in to aim a bite in the direction of her throat though his hope was she would turn her head to defend.  If she did turn her head to try and defend the neck Naiche would bite for the muzzle and squeeze in, if she didn’t his target would be her neck.  Either way, he planned to clamp down hard.  It was a tournament, he wouldn’t be respectful to the enemy if he went gentle.  Besides, he really preferred bloody battles with real risk for real victory. Especially when Naiche was feeling irritable. Naiche Dauner vs Recluse for Spar Round 2/2 Age: over 1 year Size: Medium Build: Light Skills: Master Fighter & Advanced Navigator Speech:"Live to fight" Think

Recluse seemed to secure her freedom, her paw just barely grazing him and at the very least giving her a bit of breathing room as Naiche seemed to back off. She stuck out her tongue at him over her shoulder, it was hardly a real fight just yet and yet... it was at the very least helping her to relieve her tension if not his. Recluse would try to pivot to face him, instead only getting partially turned around before he charged, his parted jaws clamping down on the edge of her left shoulder blade instead. Recluse hissed in pain. The albino woman swung her head to the right and dipped her head a bit down and to the left, then with as much force as she could muster - her paws digging into the dirt and her shoulders hunching, even the one caught in the man's grasp- she would try to swing her head back towards the yellow man's skull, hoping to slam the crown of her skull into Naiche's jaws. An unusual attack maybe but a brutal one if she could hit home. Recluse Klein vs Naiche for Spar Round 2/2 Age: 1 Year + Size: Large Build: Light Disability: Light blindness - Moderate Skills: Advanced Intellectual & Master Fighter speech think action

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And the winner is...

Naiche

Recluse must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: Naiche: Rolls:    42, 50, 81, 97 Adjusted rolls:    44.1, 50, 97.2, 97 Total:     360.38 Recluse: Rolls:    94, 57, 27, 33 Adjusted rolls:    94, 59.85, 28.35, 37.95 Total:     242.17

Naiche twisted his head as much as he could to avoid the worst of the damage that would have come from Recluse’s head into his jaw.  Still, it did clip him enough for to make his eyes squeeze shut for a second as his muscles tightened, of course, his jaw also tightened so that his pressure on her shoulder blade would grow stronger. The larger wolf had her front portion down lower a bit in her attempt at the attack and so Naiche would use that along with his grip on her shoulder to shove into her, aiming to knock her down and snap at her neck with no real intent to connect, only to prove that in this fight he had won.   She was a worthy foe, one that Naiche would enjoy fighting again in the future. Speech:"Live to fight" Think