Stone Circle house of cards

The spar was exciting right from the get-go; Day had to refrain from cheering for one or the other. He couldn't quite make up his mind about who he'd rather see win this thing.

It came as a bit of a surprise when Mara seemed to shy away, going so far as to hide her face. Well, I guess it makes sense that a healer wouldn't want to see violence, he thought, giving the crown of her head a comforting lick - like he might do for Sunny or Dawn if they were having a nightmare.

His attention was quickly refocused on the match. As much as he'd like to comfort Mara, he had to worry about what was going on between the two battling wolves. If Wren stepped out of line, he needed to be ready to jump in.