“I’d step back if I were you.”
He pulled away and was given enough time to form some semblance of a stance. XXNX This was a chasm they could never hope to cross, a level of strength forever out of their reach. Her attack broke through his guard and narrowly missed slicing him, done so intentionally. His heartbeat was unstable, and not because of the fight. I’ve seen plenty of them come and go.”
“Well, I’ve seen more than ‘plenty.’ I’ve met hundreds of enemies, thousands of warriors. The kick had pushed most of the air out of her lungs and knocked her off balance. What you weren’t told is that you are required to carry an academy weapon with you at all times. In their bouts, she’d let them push her back to coax them into fighting harder, but now, she was being forced to retreat
