How much is that doggie in the window?

"Defenses," he said with more certainty than he felt. You always started with those in a fight, so why not? In any case, it sounded good. Okay now...defenses, defenses...where to start? "Um...let's see. Oh, I know! Show me your defenses." Yeah, that sounded like a good idea, didn't it? He wasn't very experienced in fighting, but he had defenses down pat.

Curiosity pricked his ears forward as he waited for her response. Everyone went about fighting differently and he was curious as to what his sister's take on it was. Would she set defenses totally different from how he'd do it? He was dying to know, dying to glean as much information from her as possible.

"Speaking" Thinking