[Training] Hope as far as one can see

Maea

Waking from the dream
Witnessing the smoke that's rolling in

The skin of her foot prickled and stung as it connected with Hadama's muscled arm. Before she had time to put her leg down again he was pressing in, no doubt to shove her off balance. But Maea was used to being the smaller of two combatants, and she had learned to be prepared for such things.

And since the best defense was a good offense, she allowed herself to be shoved backwards; used the momentum and the counter-balance of her tail to put her foot down, only to immediately pivot and aim a spinning kick at Hadama in retaliation. Anyone else would have seen a bare foot come flying towards their face. In this case, his jaw was the best she could hope for.

The end is what you fear
The scent of embers lingers in the air