Haunted Wood i haven't been good to myself

we should be able to finish this up! feel free to vaguely brush over the spar if you'd like to fade this thread out.

melonii. she blinks, unable quite to hide the surprise from her features. she glances to Vengeance, knowing what comes next in this process and now suddenly invested in doing more than simply observe. when approval is given, she faces the man once more, features clear once more. "we will spar." a glance back to the warlord, and then, "if you impress, you can join." then she moves, a quick and obvious grab for his muzzle. she doesn't want to win in the same desperate way she would in a rank challenge or against her peers, but she test the reactions of this stranger-kin.