Tranquil as a forest

The monochrome woman nodded to each answer before stepping alongside the youth. Sunlight caught her tail blade as she moved to tap the flat side against his belly. “Belly, where yer legs join yer body, an’ there’s major arteries along th’ inside o’ th’ backs of yer legs.” Not that you really wanted to make a sparring partner bleed, but it was useful information to know. “Now if yer fightin’ someone bigger’n yer, yer can’t count on knockin’ ‘em ter th’ ground. Yer gotta be quick on yer feet, cos bigger usually means slower.”

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