Blackfeather Woods darkest days

Damien interlocked gaze with Cicero, and Cicero looked back through mismatched, neutral eyes, a sly smile on his face as he looked into his brother's eyes. When Damien lowered his head to the ground, splayed his legs slightly and then invited Cicero to try the same, Cicero lowered his head and put his paws apart, ready to jump away. He tried his best to mimic the position that Damien had just shown, all the while keeping eye contact with Damien.

"Like this?" asked Cicero while he continued the eye contact and remained in the tense position, wondering if Damien would try and test his stability now by actually attacking, waiting to see if Cicero would be good enough to dodge his move.