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Sebor shook herself off from the challenge she had just accepted. It was strange that there were no other Reavers in the area, but it was also a bit strange to have two lions come at once that wanted to join. Normally it was a single lion that tried to fight his or her way in, but today...well. She had to smile a bit as she moved from where she had tested Mfalme to where his lady friend was waiting. They certainly did have interesting markings and the male had promised they weren't related, just traveling together, but she got the feeling that there might be a bit more to it than simply companions.

"As I told your friend, this isn't a matter of trying to hurt one another," she said as she approached the female. "This is a way of testing your skills and strengths. If I feel as though you'll do well here you will pass. If you fail, you can always come back to try again."

Mfalme took a seat off to the side, his mane a bit ruffled from the spar but a grin on his face. He had passed the test, it seemed, and now Resque would hopefully join him. This Reaver was a tough cookie, though. Fair, but tough. HIs jaw still stung from where her large paw had caught him when he had tried to jump her at first. She hadn't used her claws, though, it was shear strength alone that had done the job.

"Keep your wits about you, Resque," he called out in a teasing tone before laying down to watch how the challenge progressed.

Mfalme chuckled softly as Resque tossed a kiss and a wink his way. She certainly was a flirtatious lioness and he couldn't really fault her for it. He flirted as well, just in a less blatant way. Still, he liked the attention and the way she carried herself. Perhaps if they didn't get too separated in this pride - it seemed quite large - they might turn that flirting into something a bit more serious.

He watched as Resque began her challenge in the same way he had - a powerful, head on attack. He had just come from his own challenge and got to rest, but Sebor had also just fought and now had to do so again. He wondered if that would help or hinder Resque.

Sebor let Resque make the first move, as was customary with her. She liked to see how the challenger would start a fight and, once the initial attack was over, she'd launch one of her own to see how they reacted. For now, though, she focused on the incoming lioness. She attacked the same way Mfalme had, although she was glad to see there were no claws coming from her paws.

She met Resque halfway, rising onto her hind paws to swat at the lioness with her front ones. They clashed in the air as she had minutes ago with Mfalme before falling back to the ground, landing heavily on her paws. Resque had good strength, that much was certain, and no fear with that head on attack. Now it was her turn.

Leaving only a little bit of time to recover from the landing, Sebor darted forward with her head lowered, intent on ramming her shoulder in Resque's chest to knock her down.

Mfalme watched the clash of lionesses with interest. They seemed evenly matched out of the gate, both putting on quite the show of physical power. Resque was just a little too slow on the recovery and Sebor landed a decent hit to her chest. He winced slightly. The noise had been bone-aching to him as well even though he sat at a safe distance. Resque shook off the hit, though, and he flicked his tail in admiration. Other lions would take a blow like that and lay gasping for air on the ground, but she got right back up.

Sebor's ears twisted forward as the lioness spoke, complementing her hit. It was indeed impressive that she had gotten up after being knocked to her feet. It was important to be able to take hits here as fighting was a common occurrence both among friends and rivals.

"You certainly have heart," she said before darting forward again. Sebor was average size for a lioness which made her a bit smaller than the average Stormborn. There were many here that were stronger than she and she had to find some way to hold her own against them. Her speed was one way that she could fight with the best of them here.

She swiped at Resque's face - with her claws retracted of course - but showed her bluff at the last moment by rearing up on her hind legs to swing with the other paw that the lioness wasn't paying attention to.