Song the Wolf, Center Stage ~ by SaralynArati

MizMickey

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pearly fringes on a fighting costume/underwear is unexpected in most circumstances.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"A challenge is too serious a thing to play games with, Wolfling. Nor am I a toy for your amusement." Star Hawk Burning becomes stern and walks slowly towards her, ready for her to spring up and run away. Instead she continues to sit mutely, and her apparent unconcern annoys him. He slows, frowning down at her, as he approaches Song, and quick as a snake she lashes one foot behind his ankle and rising, punches him hard in the ribs. While he regains his balance, she does run away, smiling.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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This is emotionally frustrating, but logically exactly what Song wants. She stops swaying and twirling, and sits down exactly where she is, apparently having nothing better to do that plait little braids into her hair. Star Hawk laughs. "What, not so eager now to fight, young one?" "No, of course not," she replies, "I've already won in that you're doing what you didn't want to, while I'm perfectly at ease. But we can continue any time you feel you're rested and ready, Star Hawk."

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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Wolf Calling must make this last as long as possible. She has no desire to hurt Star Hawk, well not seriously, but she is prepared to do so if it is the only way to save both him and her sister. As she dances lightly into the ring, she knows her strategy: feint, retreat, draw him out, and engage in contact only rarely. He is not being cooperative, standing like a tree at his end of the circle, waiting for her to get close enough to simply grab and heave out of the enclosed space.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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The minute the foreign knife is grounded, a ripple of doubt seems to pass up and over Star Hawk. He blinks as he steps into the circle, as if wondering how he got into this ridiculous situation, but knowing that it is too late to draw back now. The only thing to do at this point is to save face by finishing this silly match as soon as possible. And really, Wolf Calling has more than earned a little sting to her ego. He tosses his own vest and shirt to a friend and prepares to enjoy this.

10 years ago

SaralynArati

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"Of course not, Hawk," she answers. "You seem to be lacking in keen edges." Taking her own knife Song begins to carve a large half circle in the beaten turf; it is for Star Hawk to complete the circle, and then both will ground their blades by burying them to the hilt in the earth. By tradition, the first to leave the circle, or be unable to continue, loses. Wolf Calling has succeeded in gaining the attention of a wide group of spectators. But she does not know how long she can maintain it.

10 years ago