Tranquil as a forest

Satisfaction as her swing sent the boy skittering. She had forgotten how much fun it was to spar, even if it was just with kids. They were so focused on what they wanted, they often missed the bigger picture, all those other little moving parts that might influence the outcome. At least experiences like this one would hopefully help mould the boy into a more thoughtful fighter.

She remembered the single mindedness with which she used to go after her siblings at that age and when the boy rallied with his eyes set on her left hind leg, she waited until he was close and then lifted the limb, hoping that Levi would overshoot his mark and find himself beneath her hefty rear, then she would bring her whole body down to pin him beneath her.

“Speech”