Blacktail Deer Plateau What are you made of?

he felt the flying limb connect with the side of his face, saw in slow motion his body fly backwards into the ground, and yet he did not know his defeat until engel placed a triumphant paw atop him. blinking in bewilderment up at his friend, adi looked around, trying to figure out who all had seen that.

if wolves blushed, aditya would be crimson.

a little annoyed, he shook off engel's paw and rose to his feet, the iron taste of blood in his mouth. luckily for him, engel hadn't knocked any teeth loose. "you win for now," adi muttered, throwing a baleful look his opponent's way before stalking away.

aditya took a seat near dawn and raid's upcoming spar, a smile returning to his face once more as he watched their preparations. it would be good for raid to get a small victory under her belt, for her confidence's sake--but he, naturally, was rooting for dawn. one of us has gotta come out on top today, he thought ruefully.