Xiao Mei was bubbling over with excitement when she saw the wolves approaching. It had been about an hour since she last practiced her arts and she was becoming restless, the promise of a fight filled her body with adrenaline and she was unable to stay still. Her feet were tapping the ground in rapid succession, and then the master gave the order, "Help him."

Ox was the first to approach, and Xiao Mei was hot on his heels. Moving with reckless abandon toward the encircling pack. The other student stopped just beyond the circle and slowly and patiently prepared himself for the upcoming battle. Xiao Mei wasn't so careful, they were just wolves and her wild desire to kick something had overcome her rationality (not that she made use of it when the opportunity presented itself).

The young warrior leaped into the air. She performed a front flip before vaulting off of Ox's large frame as he let out a loud bark - catching the wolves attention. One of them twisted its body to find the source of the noise while the others kept closing in for the kill. Xiao Mei's foot drove itself into the startled wolf's face, the force of the impact pushing the beast to the ground and shattering bone.

The encircling pack stopped it's approach on the poor traveler and turned its attention to the attacker. Xiao Mei was only still for a moment and she immediately dropped into a series of handsprings, carrying herself through the center of the circle and beyond the edge of the ring. The wolves were now surrounded, of course this was merely a side effect of her efforts and she had no intention of compromising their tactical position, but no one was complaining.

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