The Silver Male's lunge was met with quick sidesteps - but not quick enough. His body met hers with a crashing force into her shoulder, neither enough to push her over nor send her skittering across the ground in a stumble, but she did pause briefly to re orientate herself which gave him a second or two at most to ready himself for her counter attack. Though he had been watching her with a wary gaze, Ace had not been fully prepared for her own lunge at him, aiming with her jaws to bite down on his shoulder near the base of his neck, where there was enough skin and thick fur for it not to hurt. Much. Barely holding back a hiss of pain at the pinch of skin between sharp fangs, Ace shook his body and soon the earthy hued female let go and drew back.

Taking a deep breath to steady himself from her attack, the Silver Male turned to face Aesire, a wide grin on his face. "You're pretty quick on your feet for a wolf of your size," he said, his voice full of praise and teasing. "I'm impressed." Though she was quicker than he, and more agile too, Ace was strong and more powerful than her. Each of their abilities cancelled out any pros the others could have, making them an even match for each other. It would be a challenge to overcome the other in a fight, maybe even having to take instinct on as a friend. On a sudden thought, Ace decided that he would dart forward and attempt to grab Aesire's right leg with his muzzle and lift it up so he could flip her over. That is, if it worked.

He complimented her speed and she smiled a bit, heat rising to her cheeks in the form of a blush. Not many people complimented her fighting skills... ever. There was the exception of Rainar, Heigen, Lupis, and now Ace who had said what others refused to. "Thanks." She offered back as she rushed forward and grabbed her right leg while pushing up which sent her slamming onto her back. The wind left her as she felt the sharp pain of rocks and other things on the floor of the Heights digging into her fur. She looked at him with her eyes narrowed as she stood up. "Same could be said for you." The tone was playful but her expression said otherwise. It was time to get in the game.

Once she was steady on all four of her paws she rushed forward with her head ducked as she aimed to deliver a blow to the sternum to send him flying back as he had to her. She had many ideas in mind for ways to get back at him for throwing her to the ground and in due time she would in her own flirtatious and playful manner with her friend. She had caught the scent of rabbits in the air but chose to ignore them in favor of her friend's fight with her. It was a spar, yes, but it wasn't a scuffle kind of spar that took one or two moves. This was a full out spar that had taken five or six moves total.

The Silver Male was victorious in his attack as he gently grabbed the earthy hued female's leg down near where it connected with her paw and pulled up roughly. She stumbled back as her balance was thrown off and Ace slammed her down into the ground on her back. He hadn't meant to do it quite as hard as he had, but one look was all it took to see that she was fine, especially from the narrowed eyes and teasing tone to her praising words with a serious expression on her face. Smiling at her compliment, the Silver Male was caught off guard when she ducked her head and rushed at him.

Surprised by her sudden attack, Ace was caught off guard and had no time to dodge to the side before Aesire crashed into his chest sending him flying backwards with a grunt. Stumbling over his paws the Silver Male fell back onto the snowy ground, the rocks and other hard objects digging into his skin. He was winded for a few moments, but when he caught his breath back he chuckled, slowly rising to his feet once more. "You could take out a fully grown bear like that," Ace said in a teasing tone. Shaking out his fur he grinned at his friend, a slight flirtatious smile at that. Slowly circling Aesire, Ace had a cheeky expression on his face. Though it was a spar, he decided that he could have a little fun at the same time while practicing fighting moves. After he had circled her twice the Silver Male pounced forwards, jaws open, with the intent to grab the base of the earthy hued female's tail and gently tug on it before letting go and darting backwards, hopefully out of her reach. He had no idea how she'd react to him doing this.

There was a wide grin of satisfaction as she sent the man flying; adrenaline pushing through her system as Ace rose, complimenting her by telling her she could take on a bear. She smirked, remembering the time that she and D’Nai and Heigen had taken on a grizzly back in the Col. She had used that same move to get a clear shot in on the bear’s neck. Concern had filled her slightest bit, worried she had hurt him but as he stood, those worries soon faded. “I used it on a bear once.” She defended herself with a small wink. Their relationship, while remaining just friends, was so flirtatious that it wasn’t even funny. He teased her first so really it was his fault. Then again, she had started a war by teasing him back.

She stuck her tongue out of her muzzle in a playfully ‘deal with it’ manner before she set her defenses, expecting another attack from Ace. She saw rabbits scatter from all of the noise with wolves fighting and all. It was relaxing to spar with her friend and that in itself was strange enough. Peace and tranquility took over her mind as she concentrated on the grey and crème form in front of her. Would he attack? If so, where would he attempt to strike? Her neck lowered and scrunched to protect itself as she flicked her ears back and held her tail out straight behind her. Her defenses were set so would he take his move? His move took her by surprise as he tugged at her tail and she turned to him with a laugh. "Oi! What was that for?"

Ace's brows raised incredulously when his friend told him she had actually used that attack on a bear before. He hadn't actually thought she had or would take down a bear by charging it down like that, but it made sense, especially if she had had a friend there to help her. "Well then," he said cheerfully, "I'd better watch myself around you or I might have the same fate as that bear." When she stuck out her tongue at him in a 'deal with it' way, the Silver Male responded with a teasing wink. A flirtatious war between the two wolves had begun, and who knew how it would end.

His silver eyes caught sight of a few rabbits scattering themselves everywhere, away from him and Aesire from all the noise and movements they were making during their sparring practice. He had a thought to go chasing after them, but as soon as he saw them they were gone, their snowy pelts blending into the white surroundings. It would take lots of effort to find them again, especially if they didn't want to be found. When Ace darted forwards and gently tugged on the base of the earthy hued female's tail before quickly backing away from her sharp, flashing fangs, she turned to face him with a surprised look on her face while laughing. He grinned cheekily at her, sticking his tongue out at her like a small child would as she had done so to him before. "Just having a little fun."

Aesire giggled a bit more which was so unlike her but she didn't mind. Perhaps she should have explained the rite of passage that every royal wolf took in defending the territory from predators but her customs were strange and he would probably think she made it up so she only nodded and agreed. "Yes, you'd best watch yourself." She joked. When he tugged at her tail and she reacted accordingly he told her he was just having fun and that made her laugh just a bit more. "Just having fun 'ey?" The challenge was met with words of wisdom. "I'll show you fun Mr. Ace." Without another word she charged playfully at the man. The flirt war was on and she doubted that either side would stop until the other did something drastic. She would win.

Ace ran away from her and she would chase after him with all of the speed and stamina she could muster. She skidded to a halt when she heard a call from Phineas for the women of the pack. She held a confused look as she shouted towards the figure in the distance. "I'll catch up later - this sounds important." She started to run towards where the call had come from. What was happening and how did the women of the pack work themselves into it? It was then that she realized... it was a challenge. It was a tourney that involved all of the females... and there was no femme leader.

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