[gdkslhgls fgmslg hhh fine. William gets his feet back under him, his balance not-- terrible but nothing about this, any of this, screams muscle memory. He gets his guard up again and then he's darting forward again.
This time, he thinks better than to stop at one blow, supposing that she is taking him seriously, in the expectation that he is serious about not wanting to die of manticores. This train of logic is not completely unreasonable. So he comes at her, left fist first, right fist second, and then--
Now, is Guangtou, sibilant in his mind's ear,
--and it's half distraction, half inspiration that jack-knifes William's arm in the air, throws his elbow into the side of her frame as fast as a flinch.]
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This time, he thinks better than to stop at one blow, supposing that she is taking him seriously, in the expectation that he is serious about not wanting to die of manticores. This train of logic is not completely unreasonable. So he comes at her, left fist first, right fist second, and then--
Now, is Guangtou, sibilant in his mind's ear,
--and it's half distraction, half inspiration that jack-knifes William's arm in the air, throws his elbow into the side of her frame as fast as a flinch.]