WC: SSWM 195 :: Fail Vesper, last post, and this can be archived. <3
It had been childish to assume the trick used on whelps obsessed with “fairness” would work on the experienced Aquila. Vesper growled as her paws were swatted away, as if she were a pup instead of a battle-scarred woman, but she had no time to feel angry for herself. Even as he was batting her claws aside, he lashed out with a punch; it connected with her bared teeth and jarred her head back. She was struck in the stomach by his knee and fell to the side, managing to scramble quickly but clumsily to her feet in a blind lunge.
A few more feverish (on her part) moves, moves that were countered more often than not, ended their lesson. Vesper returned to her den with bruised body and pride—but a fierce desire to learn something new before their next sparring session. She was optimistic that she’d shown him that her skills only needed to be polished, however, and that she would in time prove to be an asset to Inferni. Rubbing her aching muzzle again, she allowed herself a small and hopeful smirk as she sought a place to rest for the night.
Image courtesy of henrikj@Flickr; table by the Mentors!
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