[ORP] The Jackal Clan

[SilverLutz]

Anwara watched the little jackal with interest as she drew a circle in the sand around Katranak, the reason soon becoming clear as they began to...well. Spar wasn't quite the right word, was it? Anwara loved to practice battling with her pridemates but she was very heavy on the brute force and very weak on the agile, tactical moves that the duo seemed to be working on before her. Always seeking to improve herself, Anwara decided the best way to start was by participating.

"Let me try," she said, stepping forward but not entering the circle. She might be a stereotypical hard-headed Firekin, but she did have some manners especially where sparring - or rather training - was concerned.

"I won't squish you," she added for Utsaha's benefit. Wouldn't try to squish her, at least. She wasn't very fleet of foot but hopefully the jackal would be able to dodge a misstep.

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[SilverLutz]

Anwara puffed up her chest a bit as Utsaha complimented her, never one to brush something like that off. Yes, she was strong, thank you very much! And...well...fast was something she was working on, which is why she was joining the exercise, but she'd keep that to herself.

"What are the rules?'' she asked as she stepped forward, entering the circle and lowering her head just a bit, adopting a fighting stance. "Don't leave the circle, don't squish the jackal...anything else I should know?" She did toss a glance towards the three jackals that were watching, wondering if they were going to evaluate her on how she did. Hopefully she'd impress them, having a training partner at all times would be incredibly beneficial.

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[Syrius Lionwing]

Vuurbloem strode confidently in to the training arena with her tail held high, she had heard tell of the jackal clans troubles and of the unusual rumblings around the bird clan. Having heard of an invitation to come and see the jackals she had decided just to drop in and see what was going on. Just for good measure she had dragged her sister along with her.



While her sister was overly enthusiastic to see what was going on with the jackals, Eldablomma was really quite apathetic about them. Sure they seemed useful in some ways but couldn’t they just be classed as a meal in a pinch?

Still her coal black gaze fell upon the strange exercise that the lionesses were doing and she couldn’t help but raise a curious brow. “I don’t really understand the point in chasing your own tail.” The golden lioness huffed and sat with her tail tied around her paws, looking away, or at least pretending too her gaze drifted to the training circle every so often as she attempted to feign indifference.

”Shh Eld! You’ll disturb them.” The red lioness grinned broadly at the two training females and the hounds behind them. She was quite fascinated by what they were doing though she was starting to regret fetching her less than excited sister along to the party.

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[Syrius Lionwing]

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Post 2 - Eldablomma & Vuurbloem

The more enthusiastic of the two sisters watched intently as the jackal weaved and sprinted between the lionesses paws. Being fast on your paws was always necessary especially in the desert, she couldn’t help but admire. “Oh, no, I just hears whisperings about the familiar clans.” Vuurbloem smiled “I’m a newly sanctioned warden and my sister here just took up a position as a teacher, though really she just wants to know everything and tell the old stories.” She chuckled and glanced at her dark eyed sister.

Eldablomma huffed and rolled her eyes “Tell someone you don’t know your whole life story V.” The golden lioness glanced back towards the training in the tight circle and really couldn’t help but admire the jackals swift footedness. She was sure there was a story in here some where, a lesson to be learned, that was really why she had ‘allowed’ her sister to bring her along. Everything was a good experience when you wanted to know everything and be the best, teacher, ever.

”Well theres no point lying Eld, I’m not a soldier and neither are you.” She grinned at her sister “I have eyes you know, I know you want to try, so why don’t you hmm?”

The white striped sister grumbled quietly, she was trying very had to keep a straight nonchalant look on her face but her sister could always see through her bored facade. “I just came to watch you dragged me over here why don’t you ‘have a go’?” She grumbled, though now her reason for attending was out in the open she decided to turn her full attention on the training session.  

[SilverLutz]

Keep moving. Stay on her feet. If she fell, she lost. Seemed pretty simple, all things considered. Anwara knew stepping out of bounds would probably equal failure as well, so as the little jackal pounced forward and began to weave between her legs, she made sure to stay away from the circle. It was much harder than it looked, especially since the furball between her paws seemed to know exactly which way she was going.

Focusing was hard, and almost at the last second Anwara realized she was being herded towards the boundary of the circle. She tried to adjust her direction but tripped over her own paw and ended up chest-first into the sand.

"Oof!" The only thing that had been hurt was her pride, thankfully, and as far as she could tell she hadn't squished her sparring partner in the process. Growling quietly to herself, Anwara drew her large body back to her paws, facing Utsaha again.

"Once more," she said, this time starting the 'attack' herself, hopeful that if she could set the pace for the little beast she might have a better time keeping up once she got dizzy.

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[MangoMeow]

Tuli wasn't one who picked a fight, (generally speaking, he was the one who was patching them up afterwards) but as a Firekin, fighting was a given, and he did understand the need to know how. That said, the idea of fighting alongside a jackal was rather humorous. While it wasn't an uncommon sight around here, he had never actually watched a fight with one before.

Which is how he found himself here now. Curiosity had finally won out, and with nothing else to pull him away, the medic had decided to come and watch. He didn't think he'd participate, really, but there was no harm in watching.

Besides, this was also a good opportunity to observe jackals, themselves. If they were going to try fighting alongside lions, he had best see how they move, how they work, and most importantly, where to focus treatment if they were hurt.

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[Syrius Lionwing]

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Post 3 : Eldablomma & Vuurbloem

The red lioness rumbled appreciatively at the sudden slip of the lioness in the circle. Her father had come from outside of the pride and he had taught them many things about the art of moving swiftly even when your paws were not steady. Watching the smaller creature trip the larger lioness piqued her interest all the more and she kneeded the sand beneath her toes. “Our father taught us much of moving in tight circles and changing direction on a whim. He grew up hunting hares and they ‘Jank’” She paused for a moment and chuckled at the word their father had taught them for changing direction in an instant. “Your Jackals seem to have the same sort of foot work.”

Eldablomma shook her head but couldn’t help but smile when her sister spoke of their fathers lessons, it was true he had taught them how to stop and turn even on the soft sand. “I think hares may be a little faster V but I don’t think you’re wrong. Also I don’t think jackals suffer from the march madness. Makes them much more useful.” She rumbled, having joined in the conversation she decided she might as well voice her opinion. “I’m sure having a little pack of them along for a hunt would prove a fruitful endeavour.” Having seen Anwara stumble the yellow lioness couldn’t help but ponder the possibilities of having a little pack, being able to trip a creature as large and powerful as a firekin soldier could certainly provide some great teaching possibilities.

Vuurbloem chuckled and looked at Katranak “We’ve lost my sister to her musings now. She gets like this once she has an idea in her head.”