As she made her way through her daily exploration of the castle gardens, beautiful flowers were beginning to bloom. However, that wasn't the only thing that had emerged from the garden beds. Thin spindly grasses and clumps of clover were sprouting thicker than the flowers. For some reason, a sudden wave of anger overwhelmed her. These weeds were going to prevent the decorative plants from thriving if someone didn't do something about them. Soaking up all the moisture and nutrients- growing twice as quickly as those that had been intentionally planted. They were running rampant in reckless abandon and needed to be delt with.

It was in that moment that Talyssa came to the conclusion that she was going to take this endeavor personally. Picking out a spot in the garden beds, she set to ridding the softly turned soil of anything that didn't belong. She grabbed clumps of undesired greenery by their bases and pulled gently to try and get as much of the plant out of the ground in a single attempt. As she gritted her teeth around the vegetation and heaved with a considerable amount of might, eventually the weed lost its hold and it broke free of the dirt all at once, roots and all. Though, there was no time to celebrate just yet. There were several more that needed to be removed.

With plenty of enthusiasm, her pale blue gaze rapidly searched for another clump of grass that didn't belong.  

Kea watched his sister work for a moment. The determined set of her face only egged his plan on. He was grinning as he wiggled his way into the flowerbed. Luckily, he was still a small bean. He was able to keep his head below the tallest plants as he wiggled his way closer to Talyssa. When she finished pulling out a root and paused, scanning, he froze.

Hunkering below the flowers and breathing shallowly as he watched, and waited for her eyes to land on another weed. The moment she got to work, he started forward again. Closer… closer… ah huh! He burst out of the flowers with a loud roar, aiming to tackle his sister. “For the weeds!” He cried, as if he was avenging the plants she was culling.


"Speech"

Just as she had located her next clump of weeds to pull, she was sent tumbling to the ground, landing softly in the flowerbed on her side beneath Ciaran's weight. No, it didn't hurt. The carefully tilled garden soil was quite cushy- but it was certainly surprising, and a muffled gasp escaped her lips in reflex. It took a moment for her to find recognition, but in the split second it took to register, she would recognize her brother's voice anywhere. For the weeds. Her narrowed pale gaze flashed in instant. "For the flowers, you traitor!" Talyssa wrinkled her nose for a moment, but she couldn't even pretend to be angry for long.

However, she wouldn't allow herself to be tackled to the ground like that without retaliation. The smaller girl quickly attempted to find hold in Ciaran's chest with her forearms to reorient herself to her back- all the while striking out with her hind legs in an effort to deliver a playful kick anywhere she could land one.

Talyssa vs Ciaran for defense of the garden beds Spar
Round 1/?
Age: Under 6 Months
Size: Large
Build: Light
Skills: Master Intellectual & Advanced Navigator
Specialty: Professor

Kea stifled his giggle as his sister realised (after a moment) what was going on. Calling him a traitor as he picked the weeds over the flowers. “Maybe I’m one with the Weeds Tally” He scoffed playfully at her.

It wasn’t long before his sister was grabbing at his chest, and kicking at him with her back legs. Kea snapped his teeth playfully at his sister a few times, before attempting to grab an ear with them. His attention was to chew on them for a bit if he could. He also aimed to squish his body down harder on her if he was able to. Trying to give her less room to attack with her paws.

Ciaran vs Talyssa for puppy spar
Round 1/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Mutation 1: Stronger teeth/jaws - Offensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Hunter

"Speech"

From on her back, as she put up her best resistance of Ciaran's weight, she couldn't help but giggle through gritted teeth. "Then you're no brother of mine!" She called out with a playful aggressiveness. However, she was sure she would be able to forgive him for his poor decision one day. Maybe.

As she felt the points of his teeth connect with her ear, her reflex was to immediately snap at the air near his face. But when he squished her to the ground with the rest of his body weight, she couldn't help the grunt that escaped her lips. Unfortunately, this response took away a lot of the force that she could deliver kicking him. So instead, she resulted to aiming a blow at the crook of his forearm with her open jaw.

Talyssa vs Ciaran for defense of the garden beds Spar
Round 2/2
Age: Under 6 Months
Size: Large
Build: Light
Skills: Master Intellectual & Advanced Navigator
Specialty: Professor

Kea huffed as she declared her line in the sand. “If you want to pick the flowers over me, then maybe I’ll stick some thorny roses in your bed!” He huffed, his voice a little puffed from the effort of holding her down, and garbled by the ear in his mouth.

He heard Tally snapping her teeth near his own ear, and then he felt her mouth smack his elbow. Open mouth meant her little teeth grazed against his skin. He let go off her ear and gave her a teasing scowl and playful growl. After a moment's thought, he went to poke his muzzle in the direction of her eye, mouth ajar so he could lick her eyeball if he got the chance. What could he say? Boys were gross.


Ciaran vs Talyssa for puppy spar
Round 2/2
Age: under 6 months
Size: Dire wolf
Build: Light
Mutation 1: Stronger teeth/jaws - Offensive
Skills: Intermediate Fighter & Beginner Hunter

"Speech"

And the winner is...

TALYSSA

CIARAN must give up by submitting, fleeing or passing out. Totals: TALYSSA Attack Roll: 100 Critical attack! Defense Roll: 26 Agility Roll: 74 Perception Roll: 16 Total: 216 Attack[100] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 100.00 Defense[26] + 5% Bonus[1.30]: 27.30 Agility[74] + 5% Bonus[3.70]: 77.70 Perception[16] + 25% Bonus[4.00]: 20.00 Total[225.00] + -30% Bonus [-67.5]: 157.5 CIARAN Attack Roll: 9 Defense Roll: 38 Agility Roll: 12 Perception Roll: 25 Total: 84 Attack[9] + 20% Bonus[1.80]: 10.80 Defense[38] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 38.00 Agility[12] + 5% Bonus[0.60]: 12.60 Perception[25] + 0% Bonus[0.00]: 25.00 Total[86.40] + -20% Bonus[-17.28]: 69.12