[OOC: for my reference, set before Habari challenge and after Pirate/Habari raid]

Aryn had been given permission to head out on a short trip out from Habari lands (accompanied, of course, by Recluse's watchful companion) to further her skills in combat. The failure she'd suffered in the raid had weighed heavily on her, she knew she'd not get another good night's rest until she felt certain that next time, she could properly defend Veigar. She set out during the early morning to seek out Eligos, to request from him and his mercenaries some extra training, but before arriving had decided to take a detour to the battlefield. A fight before her training and a fight after, to judge whether she'd made any improvement.

Standing side by side with her faithful dik-dik and rooster, Aryn readied herself for battle. Twitchy and uncomfortable with the prospect of willingly spilling blood, it took her many minutes to muster the courage to throw her head back and tentatively call out for an opponent. A nice one, she hoped.

Thankfully for the woman, a friendly one appeared.

Sayuri brightened, seeing the woman here. She always ran into men and while that was quite fine, her eye was captured by a young man already and she did not need such temptations! "Greetings" she said as she neared, bowing her head respectfully and politely "I am Sayuri. You wished to spar, yes?"

Obviously, but Sayuri did not want to harm her. The woman appeared to be nervous. "I shall sheathe my blade" she added, pulling the lotus pin dagger from her back. Akira gave a nod to the woman's companions, smiling "bruises, yes? Not blood. Not if one can help it." She would say this too, hoping the terms were agreeable.

"Speech"

Aryn was ready to tuck tail and go home when the challenger arrived, wearing the same spotted pelt that many other Boreas residents had. The koi-wolves were a mixed breed, some of them stoic and serious, others much more willing to do harm and shed blood. There seemed to be a cultural divide there somewhere, and the woman's way of speaking only seemed to confirm it. Giving her opponent a hesitant smile and a nod of her head, Aryn accepted the challenge. "Hello, yes, uhm, that's fine with me, thank you. My name is Aryn." Was it customary to introduce oneself and set rules and standards before a match? These were all things she'd need to learn if the Valentine woman was to advance herself and her skills.

The stranger - Sayuri - did not move to initiate, and so Aryn assumed the ball was in her court. Ears flicking back in uncertainty, she glanced over to her dik-dik who gestured with his horned head. She took a moment to inhale deeply, and then strode forward to meet the woman in combat. Running felt odd, when the fight was such low-stakes, like she was taking it too serious or something. Though walking was simply stupid - that much Aryn knew. Bumbling beneath her ineptitude, she closed the distance at a bit of a jog, second guessed every potential target (how did one use their teeth in battle without drawing blood?[/i]) and in the end, settled for attempting to reach around and close her jaws around the other woman's scruff.

Aryn vs Sayuri for Spaw
Round 1/?
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Rock
Defensive Battle Accessory: Reinforced leather chestpiece
Companion 1: Dik-dik, Male - Battle - Boosted
Companion 2: Old English Rooster, Male - Battle
Mutation 1: Roe Deer Antlers - Offensive
Skills: Master Hunter & Expert Fighter
Specialty: Shepherd

Sayuri attempted to be a decent and respectful sparring partner. The nervousness was quite prominent in Aryn's eyes and gestures, so she tried to cater to the woman's inexperience and anxiety. The greyscale female rushed her, trying to close her jaws around Sayuri's scruff. The intention of not drawing blood was there, and she would do the same for Aryn best she could.

The koi woman tilted her skull to the side, allowing Aryn to hold onto her. She had already gripped her blade and she aimed a smack with the end of the sheathing on Aryn's skull. Just a tap, but not so gentle, attempting to get the grip loosened and she may free herself. Of course, the woman could let go before that. Either way, she had plans in the works.

A spar was a fight, less serious, but an excellent place to formulate ideas!

"Speech"

Sayuri vs Aryn for SPAR
Round 1/2
Age: over 1 year
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Lotus pin dagger
Companion 1: Raccoon dog, Male - Battle
Skills: Expert Healer & Advanced Fighter

Her teeth fell into the woman's scruff but shortly after she was being tapped firmly upon the back of her skull which, with her positioning, should not have been possible! Aryn's eyes widened, her vision obstructed by the fluff enough that she could not determine what it was that had been tapping her; all she knew was that the unknown was scary and dangerous, and plenty of wolves with fierce mutations roamed this land.

Clenching her grip tighter to attempt to keep her hold through the firm tap, Aryn lifted her opposite foreleg - where her battle rock hid inside a small wrist pouch - and aimed to hit with that weighted limb against the woman's shoulder. At the same time she moved to pull her weight downward and off to the side, hoping that if she could weaken the other wolf's stability at the right moment with a blunt hit from the rock, Aryn could exploit her reduced balance and tow her to the ground.

Aryn vs Sayuri for Spar
Round 2/2
Age: Over 1 year
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Rock
Defensive Battle Accessory: Reinforced leather chestpiece
Companion 1: Dik-dik, Male - Battle - Boosted
Companion 2: Old English Rooster, Male - Battle
Mutation 1: Roe Deer Antlers - Offensive
Skills: Master Hunter & Expert Fighter
Specialty: Shepherd

She could feel the panic, desperation, and fear.

Sayuri wished she had the capacity at this moment to tell the woman she was doing fine. To have more confidence in her abilities. Even if she may not be experienced, Sayuri has trained in subterfuge anyway. One-on-one bouts were a bit... confusing to the woman. Still, she managed to hold her ground - all things considered.

She hadn't expected the woman to have a rock of all things. She aimed a blow at Sayuri's shoulder. The koi woman felt a blaze of pain before realizing it was just a blunt attack. No blood. Bruises in the morn, for quite sure! Aryn did, however, manage to unbalance Sayuri who had been too focused on the rock.

She slipped, crashing to the earth.

Sayuri made the decision to let go of her weapon, lunging upward as she arched her body and attempted to grasp Aryn's neck fur too. Sayuri was on her side, more or less reaching at this point to remain in the 'game'.

"Speech"

Sayuri vs Aryn for SPAR
Round 2/2
Age: over 1 year
Size: Medium
Build: Light
Offensive Battle Accessory: Lotus pin dagger
Companion 1: Raccoon dog, Male - Battle
Skills: Expert Healer & Advanced Fighter

And the winner is...

Aryn

Sayuri must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: Aryn: Attack Roll: 60 Defense Roll: 92 Agility Roll: 12 Perception Roll: 13 Total: 177 Attack[60] + 80% Bonus[48.00]: 108.00 Defense[92] + 10% Bonus[9.20]: 101.20 Agility[12] + 5% Bonus[0.60]: 12.60 Perception[13] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 13.00 Total[234.80] + 20% Bonus[46.96]: 281.76 Sayuri: Attack Roll: 76 Defense Roll: 28 Agility Roll: 15 Perception Roll: 44 Total: 163 Attack[76] + 25% Bonus[19.00]: 95.00 Defense[28] + 20% Bonus[5.60]: 33.60 Agility[15] + 5% Bonus[0.75]: 15.75 Perception[44] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 44.00 Total[188.35] + 15% Bonus[28.25]: 216.60