this is your kingdom; this is your crown

Instead of going straight for her throat, Thorn suddenly licked her. Avantika startled back a bit, raising her head a bit more than she probably should have in sheer surprise. That was a move she hadn't seen before! He took advantage of the opportunity and managed to get his nose in, touching the target. She pulled back, grinning. "Good work! Your creativity really caught me off guard."

Now what should they do? She had said that they would switch spots if he won, but honestly, the game wasn't all that complicated and she thought that Thorn pretty much got it. "Would you like to switch spots and keep playing, or jump into a real spar?" she asked, figuring it would be easier and more fun for both of them if the kid could decide what he wanted to do.

"Speech"