Redhawk Caldera May the force be with you

Mild PP, let me know if you mind! You are welcome to PP Elwood in any of your posts to make the combat easier!

Wildfire didn't reply with a concrete answer to Elwood's question, instead implying that she didn't know what was wrong. He prepared himself to make a guess and to reassure her, then to suggest that she try defense first, if she wanted. He didn't want to let her off the hook too easily, but at the same time, he didn't want to push her out of her comfort zone. This was supposed to be a learning experience for Wifi, but maybe it would simply turn out that she wasn't meant to be a warrior. There was nothing wrong with that, but he worried that she would feel bad about herself given Fox's ultimatum to the rest of the pack.

While these thoughts swirled in his head -- comprising only a few seconds of time -- Wildfire seemed to gather herself. She straightened a bit, and before Elwood could even compose a single sentence, her lips suddenly wrinkled back in what was a pretty ferocious grimace. Elwood's brows raised and then he smiled, though the expression was fleeting as he had to ready himself for her attack.

She sprang towards him and he deftly turned his shoulder to take the brunt of her aggression. He was able to easily deflect her, given his size, but he made his movements exaggerated so that she would take note of them. Once all four of her paws were back on the ground and she looked as though she was readying herself to make another pass, he interjected. "Good! See how I blocked you with my shoulder? That kept you from using your teeth or claws on a more sensitive part of my body, like my neck or stomach," he coached, then paced backwards. "Want to try again?"