Bearclaw Valley «The Thorns of Roses»

Despite what others might think, Raziel was much more agile than he looked. His thick northerner fur and his height made others think that was was burly but clumsy when in fact he was the perfect mixture of both which, he must admit, served him quite well in his three years of living this life. Cry seemed to be a mixture of both too and he was of the same height as the Roman, which would give Raz much of a challenge as he hadn't fought much who rivalled him in height. The shadow bore a good amount of scars too, which told Raziel that he had a rough life too but the Roman didn't care too analyze the meaning of them. 

The nick in the silver's ear was because of a mistake he had made, though he didn't make in the midst of a fight. He still recalled the moment as if it had only happened yesterday. Aku, his brutal biological father had him pinned roughly onto the cold, hard ground. His teeth was gnashed together and his pink, viper-like tongue protruded from between the knife-sharp fangs. His father's silver fur was bristling, the fur that he'd inherited - it still scared Raziel that he resembled that bastard so much - and his tail was curled over his back like one of those dogs. Raz was still a about a week, give or take a few days, shy of three months but already Aku decided he needed more..physical punishments for the tiny mistake he made in his footing. So the male tore a part of his ear off, which he did without blinking an eye. Raziel had made a mistake, yes, but he didn't deserve the harsh consequences that Aku delivered so ruthlessly.

Raziel's feint worked, and while Cry dodged his blow to the shadow's shoulder, he could not evade the silver's tackle. But while his blow connected, he did not topple the shadow which impressed the Roman more than he cared to admit; he quickly dismissed that feeling. Raziel felt Cry try to topple him from below and he obliged, allowing the shadow to push him 'off balance' but the moment he landed onto the ground, he jumped up, uttering a playful growl as he did so.