Moonspear nightmares

Meerkat knew there were two roles in a fight: offense and defense. Her knowledge pretty much ended there, though she at least understood that she was playing defense in this particular playful spar. It was so fun, watching little "Fierce" attack with all her might, and at first, the older youth didn't bother deflecting, fielding or reciprocating the attacks very much. But it occurred to her that she could learn from this too, so her focus shifted a little.

Somewhere during the onslaught, she turned a shoulder into "Fierce's" attacks, putting a little force into it to push her backward. Meerkat did it gingerly, not wishing to topple the littler pup. She then went for an attack of her own, finally, her teeth snapping in the direction of that tiny white tail.