Ravensblood Forest stark

ty for the thread!

Meredith was swift to collect herself, much to the captain's bemusement. Instead of putting her in her place, the bluff seemed only to inflate her confidence. "All that big talk better be worth somethin'" he chided with a smirk, shoulders rolling to ease an ache. 

A spar would be good for her, he decided. Besides, he was curious to see what she was really made of.

Following her tail for a few paces, his ears flicked to catch her final tease. "Trust me, yer gonna wish I went soft on ye." Her cheek lit a fire in his soul; he'd show her what it meant to be a pirate. "Whenever yer ready, meet me here. I'll be waitin'." And with that, he left the willow behind and veered from her path to return to the borders.