Neverwinter Forest miles outside of the eye of the storm

No words were exchanged as Mordecai began to move, but the message was clearer than any words could have conveyed. He had accepted her challenge. He moved like a sidewinder, that sly partial side-step that kept her within his line of sight but allowed him to turn a neat circle simultaneously. The Silvertip Alpha watched him for a short while, until he had made about a quarter of a turn to flank her... And then, in an explosion of motion, Jinx took her first shot.

It was an outright rush, typical of the bearish northern wolves of the Kesuk line. Rarely did they prance about and tempt their opponents with fancy maneuvers. They favoured the straight-forward approach to fighting, which was evident in the plain and simple manner of her charge: long strides, jaws agape and aimed for anything in reach, and ears pulled sharply forward. Though she struck a fearsome figure, there was restraint hidden in her movements, even though her chest heaved with the excitement and adrenaline of battle.