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Rp featuring Candor and Damien
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Summary/Setting:. Damien and Candor have bwen healing rather quickly after the raid. It had been about A week and half and Damien finally built up the courage to ask Candor to train him. She wouldn't deny him right? She did promise to teach him how to fight better. The sun was directly over head, it was noonish. Small puffy clouds threatened the sun but to no avail to it's bright light and warmth.

The dark cheetah had woken early. His night terrors still bothered him to were he wasnt getting much sleep still. However he had gotten enough to prepare himself today. He paced the Open area near the apprentice den as he pondered what to say and if he was really ready. Is eye was atill blurry yet but the cuts no longer weeped with puss or blood when he worked his eye open and closed. His shoulder healed almost right up to a nice thick scar. But his muscles there still have a slight ache. Maybe he should wait one more day? No hed be fine. He looked up from his spot stilling now to scan the opening for the light grey pelt and bright eyes off Candor.

Candor yawned as she woke. Her dreams were a bit fuzzy to her but she was pretty sure it was her with her mom as a cub. She licked her fur a bit. Her wounds were healing well. The one on her face was almost healed. The rest were mostly healed. She got up and stretched. She walked out of the den.

Damiens eyes quickling darted to the location at which movement was heard. He was relived to see a sleeping half awake Candor hobble from the den. His gut twisted with nervousnes now. Alright come on lets do this. He padded over a little slow lile as he through of what to say, he never talked to anyone much so he wasnt a conversation starter. He cleared his throat as he approached the lioness. "Uh good morning well uh afternoon candor." He said a little lowly "Did you sleep well?". he asked unsure still what to say abd was saying whatever came to his mouth.

Candor looked up as she saw Damien walk up to her. She noticed he seemed a bit nervous. She looked him over noticing his wounds seemed to be healing well. "Good morning Damien. I slept pretty well. How about you?" She asked.

Damien took a seat a few paw steps away from her and kinda shrugged quietly and looked away, he shook his head and then closed his eyes tight before opeing them and looking at her. "Dont worry to much about me.". he said in his best reassuring voice. "I was looking for you actually, uh well.". he started then stopped thinking it over quick. "i feel betted now and i was wondering of we could train a bit today or even basics we can go over to start if your not feeling well enough". he said kinda looking at her paws. he couldn't dare meet her blood red eyes. Stupid.. stop being so nervous shes just thelping out out! You need this! He mentally slapped himself

Candor noticed him avoiding the question but decided not to pry. She smiled at him "Sure. I'm feeling pretty good today. My wounds are mostly healed. We should probably do it out of camp today. I think theirs a moss patch near by" She said. Looking towards the camp entrance.

Damien perked up a bit happy and relived she said yes. "oh right, right, we should go out side of course." he nodded in agreement. as he got up off his rump and shook his pelt out. Ouch.. that hurt his shoulder a little and he rolled it a bit to ease the muscle tension. He hoped Candor didnt see his slight wince. Would she refuse if she knew he was kinda hurting. "uh.. feel free to lead the way". he tilted his head in a signal for her to go first.

Candor started towards the entrance her tail curled a bit. "So what do you know? Who have you been training with?" She asked. She didn't want to repeat anything.

Damien padded beside her but not to close. "Ginger is my mentor" he said. "honestly i never focused on my training. in was nieve... thought i was untouchable back then... but i was young and dumb. i should have paid more attention... all i did was goof off and be stupid..." he clenched his teeth, hia mother paied for his stupidity....

Candor shook her head "Blaming yourself and insulting yourself won't help. Come on I'll race you there as a warm up" She said with a smile. She sprinted off without warning. "See if you can keep up!" She shouted. She was racing him to wake them both up and to make sure they were both in good shape. Plus she was sure Damien would win and that might cheer him up a bit.

Damien went to argue that it was his fauly but before he could she finished with a smile and bolted. He felt a smile creep up his maw he shook his head and tore off after her, his paws dug into the ground as claws . "Hey!! Wait just a minute" he yelled as he ran hard after her only to have his shoulder twinge with a tingling pain. He clenched his teeth and pushed harder as he skidded past her. no way he would let anyone beat him. His mother and father were the fastest cats in all of air hed make sure to keep that legacy. "Eat my dirt" he teased as he looked her in the eye momentarily before speeding past her. He came to a sliding paw skidding stop claws catching the earth to balance him back to a standing position. He panted a bit his shohlder muscle was twitching like crazy. He tried to push it away. He waited for her to catch up.

Candor saw Damien catch up and tease her. She watched as he ran ahead of her. She looked closely at his gait looking to see if he had a limp. She couldn't see one from here. The wound on her side stinged a bit. She ignored it and she ran after him her tail lashing. She saw the moss clearing ahead and skidded to a stop as she saw Damien ahead. "Well I don't like eating dirt but you did win" She said.

Damien couldnt help but smirk and give a a following confident smile. "Did you think you could beat the second generation of fastest runners of air?" he teased before sitting down to catch his breath and hopefully calm the ache in his shoulder. "Let's take a quick breather" he suggested

Candor nodded panting a bit and sat down by him. "So do you wanna start with offensive or defensive moves? I was thinking we could start with defensive moves when your fighting someone bigger then you" She said

Damien took a deep breath to calm his racing heart. He nodded "My mother always told me to focus ln defence instead of offence. Less damage to yourself but given the ability to damage ur opponent." he said kinda lowly thinking of all the advice his mother has ever he gave him

Candor nodded "Your mother was smart" She said. She sat up and stretched. She had her breath back and the sting was gone. She looked over at Damien "Are you ready?" She asked.

The dark pelted cheetah smiled a bit proudly "She was.. smart and brave.. Stong and Beautiful as my father says" He couldnt help but smile at her memory. Her question brought him back and he nodded and took a breath standing up *"Ready"

Candor stood up her tail twitching. She took a few steps away from Damien then lunged at him aiming to pin him.

He gasped as she immediately lept at him. Okay maybe he wasn't ready. He reared back trying to defend himself but the force of her weight and sudden attack caught him off guard making him fall to the ground with a soft thud on his side. "oft!" the air rushed from his lungs and he kinda looked away. "Maybe I wasnt ready..." he said embarrassed she over took him so easily, her standing over him made his cheeks burn.

Candor smiled down at him. She leaned in close to his face. She gave him a playful lick and jumped off him. "I'd say so but don't worry about it. Next time you will be" She said with a slight smirk "Now when someone bigger then you lunges you should try to offset their balance or if you see it coming get out of the way" She walked over to Damien who was standing up now and used one leg to smack one of his back legs out from under him. "Like so. You wanna aim for their tendons or joints. If you can't just bite hard into whatever's closest" She said.

Damiens face flushed bright red as Candors soft tongue licked his cheek. He was frozen for a moment as he looked at her. What was that!? His brain scrambled momentarily. Her words brought him back quickly as she spoke. After that brief moment he scrambled to his legs quickly attempting to wipe the flush from his face, by liking his paw and pretending to clean the dirt from his muzzle. As he did so Candor was already swiping his paws from under him again making him land with a soft thud as he looked at her bewildered this time. He growled a bit, she was getting the better of him and fast. At the same time he was also at awe of her skills. She knew so much more then he did. He got up quickly this time and got ready looking at her with intensity. He let each word sink into him

Candor noticed his demeanor change. She smiled seeing that he was rather determined. She stepped away from him and started to circle him. Her tail flicked as she walked keeping a eye on Damien's movements. "Don't hesitate to get a cheap shot in. The enemy won't hesitate either. You never want to leave your throat open. Tuck your chin into your neck like this" She said demonstrating by covering part of her neck with her muzzle so her chin was right up against it.

the dark cheetah growled lightly but listen to ever word that fell from her lips his eyes looking directly into his. How did he never notice her eyes looked like rubys.. wait why is he thinking this now??? He shook his ears and nodded "right, but how can i see properly if my head's facing down?" he questioned as he tilted his head and tried to tuck properly but was just giving himself a double chin somehow. He stood still as she circled though keeping his ears tuned to her voice and paw steps.

Candor almost let out a chuckle at how Damien looked. Almost.. She relaxed her head, She padded over to him and gently raised his chin a bit more with her paw so he could see her. "You might have too long of a neck to cover it properly but as long as part of it is covered and you can see you should be fine" She said and went back to circling him. "Never turn your back on a stranger or enemy. Make sure if you knock them out that their really knocked out. Don't wear yourself out too fast or take any hits that you couldn't avoid" She said then lunged at him aiming to grab him by the scruff

Damien felt his cheeks go red as candors paw touched his chin. What! why do i feel so hot... he thought to himself as she then pulled back her words were not reaching his ears while she was touching his chin. As she pulled away he shook his head clearing the heat that filled his face. She was behind him now. he saw from the corner of his eye, her leaping. Quickly snapping from the distraction she gave him he ducked his head and dropped to the ground completely almost flat to avoid her.

Candor felt the air pass as she missed him. She smiled. He was getting better. She would have to see how good he was at keeping up. She whipped around so close her nose was almost touching his. She looked him in the eyes and (gentlyish) headbutted him to stun him. She held back for a second waiting to see if he would hit back.

Damien was about to get back up but as he did a nose landed righ in front of his and a sudden smack landed on his head. causing him to stumble and back up a step "hey!" he growled a bit. Did she just head butt him! He lept forward with a bound but skitted to the side and aimed to leap on her right flank.

Candor felt Damien slam into her. She felt him knock out her breath. She let out a small growl falling onto her side and kicked out with her back leg. Until she remember she only had one of those and it wasn't on her right side. She swiped at Damiens face.

Damien took advantage of the she-cats missing limb. Making it easier not to get kicked but he focused to heavy on her back legs and not her front, He felt a strong paw land smack over his cheek making him stagger to the side for a moment as he shook his head. Damn it... focus idiot.. shes making a fool of you... He panted a bit and his shoulder was shaking from using it a bit to much maybe but he pushed on. Bot letting his guard down again he lept back at her. His aim was off due to his weakened shoulder though

Candor could hear Damiens slight panting. She prepared for him to jump at her but her timing was off and instead of tackling Damien head on she was knocked over by him resulting in a tangle of limbs.

In a flurry of limbs and grunts Damien came to rest once again pinned under Candies weight. He grunbled "ya know. I can't fight you if you throw you weight around all over me like this." He snickered a bit but his ears were back shyly, being so upclose and personal was unsual for the tom making him a tad uncomfortable but not in a totally bad way.

Candor chuckled and got off him. "Well it is one of my best strengths. You just gotta be quicker. But I think thats a bit hard since your shoulders acting up. Lets take a break" She said and layed down on the moss

He grumbled as she pulled away mentioning his sore shoulder. "How did you know it was bothering me..."he thought he was hiding it well guess not.. he sat up and rolled his shoulders not bothering to clean the dust from his pelt. He sighed once again. He did that alot.

"Your shoulder was shaking. Don't push your self Damien. Slow and steady wins the race" She said and got a bit closer to Damien. She licked some of the dust off his shoulder. "In the colosseum those who pushed themselves were the first to go" She said looking down thinking of the fight she lost her leg in.

Damien's face went from calm to straight panic and redness as she leaned in and licked the dirt from his messy pelt. What?? She was cleaning him... Why .. he looked away bright red and flustered "yeah . Okay..." He said lowly . Don't think.. don't think . Don't think... He said but when she stopped and looked down he looked to her. He had a question. She looked sad... "Hey.. if you don't mind me asking. How did.. well how did ya know.. your leg.?" He looked away at the end to hide the embarassment on his face that still lingered. But quickly added "you don't have to tell me though!"

Candor noticed that Damien was looking away. She was confused as to why but he spoke after a bit. She paused at his question. She instead of looking at Damiens face was looking at his shoulder "It was a lion. I didn't stay down and was pushing myself. He though he'd teach me a lesson. I guess he did" She said frowning

Damien gave a more gentle expression. *"I'm sorry.. didn't mean to bring it up.. " he sad softly. Your messing up dude relax. "I just.. I can't stop pushing myself... If I would have just trained like I was supposed to.. mother... Mother would be dead.. that's my fault... I was weak and now I need to get stronger no matter how much it hurts I need to do this." He said looking forward with a determined expression.

"Its okay.. What happened to your mother isn't your fault. If you push yourself too much and hurt yourself you might fall back in training. You can push yourself to a certain amount but if your in pain you have to take a break. You have to be ready to deal with any threat and if your hurt from training you can't" She said firmlu

Damien he growled a bit to himself . She didn't get it .. she just... She didn't... He was all tenced up hunched shoulders and lowered head now as he gripped the ground. He was angry... Frustrated... Sad... Alone... So many things. Why couldn't he escape these feelings. He hated them.. hated it all... But candor... She.. she was trying... trying so hard to help him... Noone else was making that effort... Well Mirabelle tried.. she was all he had right now.. he wouldn't burden her with his worries. Candor has been the only one seeing this side of him. The anger the pain... He felt his body just tence more his paws hurt from how much he was gripping the ground.

Damien felt a warm pressure heat spread frrom.his shoulder through his entire body as candor placed her head on his shoulder. The heat spread to his face and he found himself holding his breath the whole time she spoke. He couldn't even hear what she was saying. His heart was suddenly pounding on his chest. But as he released his breath slowly , his body follwed Just everything melted and the warmth of her fur on his filled him..it was similiar. To the warmth he felt when he was with his mother or sister. But it had a strange feeling at the same time. He peeked at her leaning on his shoulder then away... "Thank you..." He simply said lowly. What should he say...

Candor was glad when she felt Damiens tenseness fade away slowly. She wished he would stop looking away but him relaxing a bit was good. She took her head off his shoulder opting to put her tail on him instead. "Do you feel better?" She asked.

Damien felt himself tense again just a little as she spoke again but not the tence he was before. This was... Different... he tried to relax again. But how could he with her tail now around him "I.. yeah I guess..." He said and cleared his throat and quickly stood up as the feeling inside him made him uncomfortable. What was this .. nagging emotion at the back of his head. "Uh.. right... Rests over.. maybe for today we can rest then." Hesaidturning to face her but his gaze was to the ground or anywhere that wasn't her. Why couldn't he bring himself to look at her now? He knew well enough if he looked up he'd feel that nagging emotion again.

Candor noticed that Damien was acting off. He was avoiding eye contact now and he had seemed a bit tense. She got up as well her tail twitching. She wasn't sure why he was acting this way. "Should we go back to camp?" She asked him

The tom shook out his pelt quickly agreeing to her question with a nod before walking away, headed back for camp. Calm down.. Why are u so worked up.. geez just training.... just... training.... he didnt even realize he was fast pacing back home. His eyes trained to the path ahead as he began questioning his odd feelings. It wasnt until his shoulder clicked a bit and he slowed down to a stop looking over his shoulder. Crap.. at least wait for her idiot...

Candor noticed Damiens hurried steps and padded up next to him. "Is something wrong?" She asked concerned. Maybe he was feeling sore from their training?

Damien jumped at her question. "Um.. no no I'm just.. uh yeah tired and sore" he said quickly keeping his head down and rolled his shoulders to give that added, I'm sore affect. The faster back to camp the quicker he can lay down and just not think. Maybe...

Candor could see a lie when it bit her in the face. But Damien clearly didn't want to tell so she let him be. "If you say so.." She said staying close to him. She would figure him out one day that day was not today though.

Damien was quiet the whole walk home. He immediately ran off claiming to want to go find his sister then see the healer for his shoulder. He just wanted to get away from her. To stop the prickly feeling in his gut that he was getting when ever her fur had touched him even just a little. Maybe Mira would know.....

(for damiens apprentice training Offensive)
EP:

(C) art and chars to me and deadwing1

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Rp featuring Candor and Damien
Art is a collab with the amazing deadwing!!

www.deviantart.com/niawolf15/a…
www.deviantart.com/deadwing1/a…

Summary/Setting:. Damien and Candor have bwen healing rather quickly after the raid. It had been about A week and half and Damien finally built up the courage to ask Candor to train him. She wouldn't deny him right? She did promise to teach him how to fight better. The sun was directly over head, it was noonish. Small puffy clouds threatened the sun but to no avail to it's bright light and warmth.

The dark cheetah had woken early. His night terrors still bothered him to were he wasnt getting much sleep still. However he had gotten enough to prepare himself today. He paced the Open area near the apprentice den as he pondered what to say and if he was really ready. Is eye was atill blurry yet but the cuts no longer weeped with puss or blood when he worked his eye open and closed. His shoulder healed almost right up to a nice thick scar. But his muscles there still have a slight ache. Maybe he should wait one more day? No hed be fine. He looked up from his spot stilling now to scan the opening for the light grey pelt and bright eyes off Candor.

Candor yawned as she woke. Her dreams were a bit fuzzy to her but she was pretty sure it was her with her mom as a cub. She licked her fur a bit. Her wounds were healing well. The one on her face was almost healed. The rest were mostly healed. She got up and stretched. She walked out of the den.

Damiens eyes quickling darted to the location at which movement was heard. He was relived to see a sleeping half awake Candor hobble from the den. His gut twisted with nervousnes now. Alright come on lets do this. He padded over a little slow lile as he through of what to say, he never talked to anyone much so he wasnt a conversation starter. He cleared his throat as he approached the lioness. "Uh good morning well uh afternoon candor." He said a little lowly "Did you sleep well?". he asked unsure still what to say abd was saying whatever came to his mouth.

Candor looked up as she saw Damien walk up to her. She noticed he seemed a bit nervous. She looked him over noticing his wounds seemed to be healing well. "Good morning Damien. I slept pretty well. How about you?" She asked.

Damien took a seat a few paw steps away from her and kinda shrugged quietly and looked away, he shook his head and then closed his eyes tight before opeing them and looking at her. "Dont worry to much about me.". he said in his best reassuring voice. "I was looking for you actually, uh well.". he started then stopped thinking it over quick. "i feel betted now and i was wondering of we could train a bit today or even basics we can go over to start if your not feeling well enough". he said kinda looking at her paws. he couldn't dare meet her blood red eyes. Stupid.. stop being so nervous shes just thelping out out! You need this! He mentally slapped himself

Candor noticed him avoiding the question but decided not to pry. She smiled at him "Sure. I'm feeling pretty good today. My wounds are mostly healed. We should probably do it out of camp today. I think theirs a moss patch near by" She said. Looking towards the camp entrance.

Damien perked up a bit happy and relived she said yes. "oh right, right, we should go out side of course." he nodded in agreement. as he got up off his rump and shook his pelt out. Ouch.. that hurt his shoulder a little and he rolled it a bit to ease the muscle tension. He hoped Candor didnt see his slight wince. Would she refuse if she knew he was kinda hurting. "uh.. feel free to lead the way". he tilted his head in a signal for her to go first.

Candor started towards the entrance her tail curled a bit. "So what do you know? Who have you been training with?" She asked. She didn't want to repeat anything.

Damien padded beside her but not to close. "Ginger is my mentor" he said. "honestly i never focused on my training. in was nieve... thought i was untouchable back then... but i was young and dumb. i should have paid more attention... all i did was goof off and be stupid..." he clenched his teeth, hia mother paied for his stupidity....

Candor shook her head "Blaming yourself and insulting yourself won't help. Come on I'll race you there as a warm up" She said with a smile. She sprinted off without warning. "See if you can keep up!" She shouted. She was racing him to wake them both up and to make sure they were both in good shape. Plus she was sure Damien would win and that might cheer him up a bit.

Damien went to argue that it was his fauly but before he could she finished with a smile and bolted. He felt a smile creep up his maw he shook his head and tore off after her, his paws dug into the ground as claws . "Hey!! Wait just a minute" he yelled as he ran hard after her only to have his shoulder twinge with a tingling pain. He clenched his teeth and pushed harder as he skidded past her. no way he would let anyone beat him. His mother and father were the fastest cats in all of air hed make sure to keep that legacy. "Eat my dirt" he teased as he looked her in the eye momentarily before speeding past her. He came to a sliding paw skidding stop claws catching the earth to balance him back to a standing position. He panted a bit his shohlder muscle was twitching like crazy. He tried to push it away. He waited for her to catch up.

Candor saw Damien catch up and tease her. She watched as he ran ahead of her. She looked closely at his gait looking to see if he had a limp. She couldn't see one from here. The wound on her side stinged a bit. She ignored it and she ran after him her tail lashing. She saw the moss clearing ahead and skidded to a stop as she saw Damien ahead. "Well I don't like eating dirt but you did win" She said.

Damien couldnt help but smirk and give a a following confident smile. "Did you think you could beat the second generation of fastest runners of air?" he teased before sitting down to catch his breath and hopefully calm the ache in his shoulder. "Let's take a quick breather" he suggested

Candor nodded panting a bit and sat down by him. "So do you wanna start with offensive or defensive moves? I was thinking we could start with defensive moves when your fighting someone bigger then you" She said

Damien took a deep breath to calm his racing heart. He nodded "My mother always told me to focus ln defence instead of offence. Less damage to yourself but given the ability to damage ur opponent." he said kinda lowly thinking of all the advice his mother has ever he gave him

Candor nodded "Your mother was smart" She said. She sat up and stretched. She had her breath back and the sting was gone. She looked over at Damien "Are you ready?" She asked.

The dark pelted cheetah smiled a bit proudly "She was.. smart and brave.. Stong and Beautiful as my father says" He couldnt help but smile at her memory. Her question brought him back and he nodded and took a breath standing up *"Ready"

Candor stood up her tail twitching. She took a few steps away from Damien then lunged at him aiming to pin him.

He gasped as she immediately lept at him. Okay maybe he wasn't ready. He reared back trying to defend himself but the force of her weight and sudden attack caught him off guard making him fall to the ground with a soft thud on his side. "oft!" the air rushed from his lungs and he kinda looked away. "Maybe I wasnt ready..." he said embarrassed she over took him so easily, her standing over him made his cheeks burn.

Candor smiled down at him. She leaned in close to his face. She gave him a playful lick and jumped off him. "I'd say so but don't worry about it. Next time you will be" She said with a slight smirk "Now when someone bigger then you lunges you should try to offset their balance or if you see it coming get out of the way" She walked over to Damien who was standing up now and used one leg to smack one of his back legs out from under him. "Like so. You wanna aim for their tendons or joints. If you can't just bite hard into whatever's closest" She said.

Damiens face flushed bright red as Candors soft tongue licked his cheek. He was frozen for a moment as he looked at her. What was that!? His brain scrambled momentarily. Her words brought him back quickly as she spoke. After that brief moment he scrambled to his legs quickly attempting to wipe the flush from his face, by liking his paw and pretending to clean the dirt from his muzzle. As he did so Candor was already swiping his paws from under him again making him land with a soft thud as he looked at her bewildered this time. He growled a bit, she was getting the better of him and fast. At the same time he was also at awe of her skills. She knew so much more then he did. He got up quickly this time and got ready looking at her with intensity. He let each word sink into him

Candor noticed his demeanor change. She smiled seeing that he was rather determined. She stepped away from him and started to circle him. Her tail flicked as she walked keeping a eye on Damien's movements. "Don't hesitate to get a cheap shot in. The enemy won't hesitate either. You never want to leave your throat open. Tuck your chin into your neck like this" She said demonstrating by covering part of her neck with her muzzle so her chin was right up against it.

the dark cheetah growled lightly but listen to ever word that fell from her lips his eyes looking directly into his. How did he never notice her eyes looked like rubys.. wait why is he thinking this now??? He shook his ears and nodded "right, but how can i see properly if my head's facing down?" he questioned as he tilted his head and tried to tuck properly but was just giving himself a double chin somehow. He stood still as she circled though keeping his ears tuned to her voice and paw steps.

Candor almost let out a chuckle at how Damien looked. Almost.. She relaxed her head, She padded over to him and gently raised his chin a bit more with her paw so he could see her. "You might have too long of a neck to cover it properly but as long as part of it is covered and you can see you should be fine" She said and went back to circling him. "Never turn your back on a stranger or enemy. Make sure if you knock them out that their really knocked out. Don't wear yourself out too fast or take any hits that you couldn't avoid" She said then lunged at him aiming to grab him by the scruff

Damien felt his cheeks go red as candors paw touched his chin. What! why do i feel so hot... he thought to himself as she then pulled back her words were not reaching his ears while she was touching his chin. As she pulled away he shook his head clearing the heat that filled his face. She was behind him now. he saw from the corner of his eye, her leaping. Quickly snapping from the distraction she gave him he ducked his head and dropped to the ground completely almost flat to avoid her.

Candor felt the air pass as she missed him. She smiled. He was getting better. She would have to see how good he was at keeping up. She whipped around so close her nose was almost touching his. She looked him in the eyes and (gentlyish) headbutted him to stun him. She held back for a second waiting to see if he would hit back.

Damien was about to get back up but as he did a nose landed righ in front of his and a sudden smack landed on his head. causing him to stumble and back up a step "hey!" he growled a bit. Did she just head butt him! He lept forward with a bound but skitted to the side and aimed to leap on her right flank.

Candor felt Damien slam into her. She felt him knock out her breath. She let out a small growl falling onto her side and kicked out with her back leg. Until she remember she only had one of those and it wasn't on her right side. She swiped at Damiens face.

Damien took advantage of the she-cats missing limb. Making it easier not to get kicked but he focused to heavy on her back legs and not her front, He felt a strong paw land smack over his cheek making him stagger to the side for a moment as he shook his head. Damn it... focus idiot.. shes making a fool of you... He panted a bit and his shoulder was shaking from using it a bit to much maybe but he pushed on. Bot letting his guard down again he lept back at her. His aim was off due to his weakened shoulder though

Candor could hear Damiens slight panting. She prepared for him to jump at her but her timing was off and instead of tackling Damien head on she was knocked over by him resulting in a tangle of limbs.

In a flurry of limbs and grunts Damien came to rest once again pinned under Candies weight. He grunbled "ya know. I can't fight you if you throw you weight around all over me like this." He snickered a bit but his ears were back shyly, being so upclose and personal was unsual for the tom making him a tad uncomfortable but not in a totally bad way.

Candor chuckled and got off him. "Well it is one of my best strengths. You just gotta be quicker. But I think thats a bit hard since your shoulders acting up. Lets take a break" She said and layed down on the moss

He grumbled as she pulled away mentioning his sore shoulder. "How did you know it was bothering me..."he thought he was hiding it well guess not.. he sat up and rolled his shoulders not bothering to clean the dust from his pelt. He sighed once again. He did that alot.

"Your shoulder was shaking. Don't push your self Damien. Slow and steady wins the race" She said and got a bit closer to Damien. She licked some of the dust off his shoulder. "In the colosseum those who pushed themselves were the first to go" She said looking down thinking of the fight she lost her leg in.

Damien's face went from calm to straight panic and redness as she leaned in and licked the dirt from his messy pelt. What?? She was cleaning him... Why .. he looked away bright red and flustered "yeah . Okay..." He said lowly . Don't think.. don't think . Don't think... He said but when she stopped and looked down he looked to her. He had a question. She looked sad... "Hey.. if you don't mind me asking. How did.. well how did ya know.. your leg.?" He looked away at the end to hide the embarassment on his face that still lingered. But quickly added "you don't have to tell me though!"

Candor noticed that Damien was looking away. She was confused as to why but he spoke after a bit. She paused at his question. She instead of looking at Damiens face was looking at his shoulder "It was a lion. I didn't stay down and was pushing myself. He though he'd teach me a lesson. I guess he did" She said frowning

Damien gave a more gentle expression. *"I'm sorry.. didn't mean to bring it up.. " he sad softly. Your messing up dude relax. "I just.. I can't stop pushing myself... If I would have just trained like I was supposed to.. mother... Mother would be dead.. that's my fault... I was weak and now I need to get stronger no matter how much it hurts I need to do this." He said looking forward with a determined expression.

"Its okay.. What happened to your mother isn't your fault. If you push yourself too much and hurt yourself you might fall back in training. You can push yourself to a certain amount but if your in pain you have to take a break. You have to be ready to deal with any threat and if your hurt from training you can't" She said firmlu

Damien he growled a bit to himself . She didn't get it .. she just... She didn't... He was all tenced up hunched shoulders and lowered head now as he gripped the ground. He was angry... Frustrated... Sad... Alone... So many things. Why couldn't he escape these feelings. He hated them.. hated it all... But candor... She.. she was trying... trying so hard to help him... Noone else was making that effort... Well Mirabelle tried.. she was all he had right now.. he wouldn't burden her with his worries. Candor has been the only one seeing this side of him. The anger the pain... He felt his body just tence more his paws hurt from how much he was gripping the ground.

Damien felt a warm pressure heat spread frrom.his shoulder through his entire body as candor placed her head on his shoulder. The heat spread to his face and he found himself holding his breath the whole time she spoke. He couldn't even hear what she was saying. His heart was suddenly pounding on his chest. But as he released his breath slowly , his body follwed Just everything melted and the warmth of her fur on his filled him..it was similiar. To the warmth he felt when he was with his mother or sister. But it had a strange feeling at the same time. He peeked at her leaning on his shoulder then away... "Thank you..." He simply said lowly. What should he say...

Candor was glad when she felt Damiens tenseness fade away slowly. She wished he would stop looking away but him relaxing a bit was good. She took her head off his shoulder opting to put her tail on him instead. "Do you feel better?" She asked.

Damien felt himself tense again just a little as she spoke again but not the tence he was before. This was... Different... he tried to relax again. But how could he with her tail now around him "I.. yeah I guess..." He said and cleared his throat and quickly stood up as the feeling inside him made him uncomfortable. What was this .. nagging emotion at the back of his head. "Uh.. right... Rests over.. maybe for today we can rest then." Hesaidturning to face her but his gaze was to the ground or anywhere that wasn't her. Why couldn't he bring himself to look at her now? He knew well enough if he looked up he'd feel that nagging emotion again.

Candor noticed that Damien was acting off. He was avoiding eye contact now and he had seemed a bit tense. She got up as well her tail twitching. She wasn't sure why he was acting this way. "Should we go back to camp?" She asked him

The tom shook out his pelt quickly agreeing to her question with a nod before walking away, headed back for camp. Calm down.. Why are u so worked up.. geez just training.... just... training.... he didnt even realize he was fast pacing back home. His eyes trained to the path ahead as he began questioning his odd feelings. It wasnt until his shoulder clicked a bit and he slowed down to a stop looking over his shoulder. Crap.. at least wait for her idiot...

Candor noticed Damiens hurried steps and padded up next to him. "Is something wrong?" She asked concerned. Maybe he was feeling sore from their training?

Damien jumped at her question. "Um.. no no I'm just.. uh yeah tired and sore" he said quickly keeping his head down and rolled his shoulders to give that added, I'm sore affect. The faster back to camp the quicker he can lay down and just not think. Maybe...

Candor could see a lie when it bit her in the face. But Damien clearly didn't want to tell so she let him be. "If you say so.." She said staying close to him. She would figure him out one day that day was not today though.

Damien was quiet the whole walk home. He immediately ran off claiming to want to go find his sister then see the healer for his shoulder. He just wanted to get away from her. To stop the prickly feeling in his gut that he was getting when ever her fur had touched him even just a little. Maybe Mira would know.....

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