still not sold on this whole 'fighting' thing

She could feel the panic, desperation, and fear.

Sayuri wished she had the capacity at this moment to tell the woman she was doing fine. To have more confidence in her abilities. Even if she may not be experienced, Sayuri has trained in subterfuge anyway. One-on-one bouts were a bit... confusing to the woman. Still, she managed to hold her ground - all things considered.

She hadn't expected the woman to have a rock of all things. She aimed a blow at Sayuri's shoulder. The koi woman felt a blaze of pain before realizing it was just a blunt attack. No blood. Bruises in the morn, for quite sure! Aryn did, however, manage to unbalance Sayuri who had been too focused on the rock.

She slipped, crashing to the earth.

Sayuri made the decision to let go of her weapon, lunging upward as she arched her body and attempted to grasp Aryn's neck fur too. Sayuri was on her side, more or less reaching at this point to remain in the 'game'.

"Speech"