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~ BRIARSPLASH ~
stocky, large, & fluffy dilute gray tortie she-cat with goldish-green eyes; just a scratch | killer aptitude t2
[ shadowclan enforcer | she-cat | 32 moons | abrasive, standoffish, loyal ]

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Heh... fair enough.

Not that she'd admit it, but she kinda liked this 'paw. Well, as much as she also wanted to bat her ears for her tone. But with Briarsplash, those feelings often intersected, and she was a mixture of amused and annoyed. And maybe having a bit of fun, if she had to admit it; the apprentice had a bit of a kick to her.

Briarsplash noticed that Wispypaw reacted just a bit late, but still enough that the Enforcer's large paws were just able to catch her chest instead of her shoulder. She was ready for the apprentice's return, but was surprised at the bold move of ducking under. She took the words 'keep me on my toes' to heart... and is now trying to knock me off of them, she grunted to herself, just managing to hop out of the way (but not entirely); Wispypaw's quick frame, due to her sudden maneuver, still caught the bottom of Briar's legs as she jolted to the side. It made her still stumble, hitting the ground with a huff.

"Mmph... not bad. I was almost able to dodge it, but your last-second maneuvers keep throwing me off guard. That's good." She panted a bit as she heaved herself to her paws, shaking out her dusty pelt. "And lucky for you, where your eyes are looking don't give your moves away, like for most of us. That's actually a sort of advantage you have, once you improve that reaction time of yours."

Briarsplash approached Wispypaw again, gaze flicking over the apprentice for a moment as if considering something. "Alright, I'll try a series of jabs and swipes at you from different directions. I want you to focus on the sounds, the feeling of wind, anything you can to glean where you think I'm coming from. Since this is advanced training, I won't go that slow — so watch your ears." Her whiskers twitched in faint amusement at her last words, more of a taunt than a threat. Of course, no claws still; Briar wasn't a fan of sending anyone to Sleepysunrise unless they were an enemy.

So once more, she sprung at the apprentice, firstly trying a swipe from the right coming at Wispypaw's muzzle; then she'd try one aimed from the bottom up, then down, then left in quick succession. The Enforcer wanted to see how the apprentice would take it. Some opponents would be ruthless and barrage their opponent if they were anything like Briarsplash (she didn't go for calculated attacks that much; more so bold and brash) — so it was up to Wispypaw to use all of her other senses to figure out where they were coming from if she didn't have sight on her side.

[ @Kix ]