Northstar Vale Teaching the youngsters, and anyone else who wants to join

Phox did as Ike explained, though he didn't attempt to use his tail to catch his fall. He felt like it was likely to break if he did that! Instead, he used it to balance himself a little better, swaying it to the left when he went right, and to the right when his body went left. These were tricks he had already learned a little bit, but he had to admit there was something nice about being able to practice them intentionally.

Once he'd gone through a few test runs, he gave Zulema a nod to let her know he was coming in for an attempted grab of her leg. This wasn't the time for surprise attacks, and he wanted to give her a fair chance, anyway.