Firestone Hot Springs you’re not as brave as you were at the start

The girl wasn't as mentally checked in as she used to be, so when the young male charged, he hollered at her to not hold back. Then, with the swiftness of a cobra, the young male thrusted himself into her shoulder teeth first. Vespera had to admit she wasn't quite on top of her game, and this would perhaps cost her in the near future of this spar, but she couldn't dwell on that thought now. Instead of being surprised, Vespera held her tongue, she didn't want to seem like she was shocked that this wolf came at her with such strength, her self doubts were clouding her mind that she couldn't do it. But those words that he called out at her when he charged, mixed in with Rosencrantz's demand that she fight swirled in her mind.

What was she doing?

Why was she being so reluctant?

But she couldn't let that plague her.

So when the young boy connected to her shoulder, it did hurt, but she was not out of it yet. Instead of a face of pain, she turned to him with the rising fighting spirit that once kept her aflame. As her paws were sliding and almost lost her balance, she quickly thrusted her muzzle into his vulnerable neck and chomped down on his flesh, and with what strength she had, she ripped him off her shoulder and threw him to the side as far as she could. But his strong bite on her shoulder raked through her shoulder as she tossed him aside. Once she was able to get Orochi off of her, she used her hind legs and swung her body to face him with her tail a bit high, her eyes determined and pumped, in fact, a little smile formed on her face. 

"You got it kid!" She challenged with a smirk.

She hadn't felt like this in a while.

And she relished it.