Moonspear even would i know in my lifetime i will be

Learning was difficult. Dragomir preferred to learn in controlled environments with specific lessons—this was too much like the real world, and Drago was terrified of the real world. In his experience, it was a cruel and mad place that seemed hell-bent on destruction. Arcturus knew this, and so he refused to pull punches with Dragomir, which only frustrated the juvenile more.

His reaction to Arcturus edging into his space was therefore more emotional than it should've been. Dragomir was annoyed that he couldn't figure out the best way to win this game. He was flustered by his lack of experience. He was irate that Arcturus would not tell him what he needed to know to succeed.

So when the Beta stepped into his space, Dragomir snapped at his face in a quick lunge before pulling back to the stick. He didn't make an effort to connect—his temper was flaring but he wasn't angry enough for that—but he immediately felt bad for losing his cool anyway, and his ears fled back to the safety of his scalp as he remembered himself.