Bonesplinter Ravine macabre

He was glad she followed. It would distract her from the things that go bump in the night and perhaps tire her enough to sleep afterward.
"Firstly," his voice is low, careful not to wake Mother is she was indeed asleep, "you always keep your chin tucked down to protect your neck." 
He could walk her through the basic things, and perhaps try and get her to defend a hit. 

"Next, you keep most of your weight on your back legs if you're being attacked from the front, then you can charge at them quicker and harder." He learned that by himself, play fighting with Star. His heart panged for his brother. Every the test subject for some new move Rowan had thought up whilst thinking over the fights.
He wondered what his sister thought of the instructions he gave her.