Silvertip Mountain In teaching, you will learn

Moon Shadow was already proving to be an attentive student, watching him closely as he showed her how to defend her weak spots. He nodded when she silently shook her head, letting him know he wasn't going too fast.

Remember that any fight can turn into a fight for your life, even if it doesn't start that way. If I'm defending the pack lands against an intruder, and we get physical, if I lose, he gets to move further into the lands, possibly without anyone else knowing. So, you have to be confident in what you're doing. It isn't a time to be worried you're going to offend them. He got the vibe that she wasn't a very dominant wolf, which was fine when all was well. But, in a fight, that's when even submissive wolves needed to gather their inner dominance.

He stilled his body suddenly, his muscles tensing as he looked at her. Ready or not! he said, bounding towards her. He didn't rear up since he was larger than her, going for her legs first, his jaws open and ready to grab a front leg. If he got a hold, he wouldn't grab it hard, just enough to let her know he had it. If she was quicker than he, she would get away, and he would have to try again, possibly even defending himself if she decided to try an offensive move.