"More'n me," Tal admitted as he applied the noogie with a grunt of effort. It was hard to hold onto Sah, strong and slippery as the hunter was, and the courier could already feel that it was a temporary state of affairs. He was already starting to loosen his hold when he felt the man in his arm shift and the courier hissed and almost bit his tongue as he tried to shove his opponent away. He wasn't quite fast enough; Sah's hand struck a glancing blow to his knee and Tal stumbled.
He didn't fall, but he went low for a second before his knee tensed back into place and caught him. As he came back up he lashed out with a rising left hook to Sah's jaw - not as hard as he could have, it was still a friendly spar - but with enough muscle behind it to keep the other man from following up on him too quick, he hoped!
He didn't fall, but he went low for a second before his knee tensed back into place and caught him. As he came back up he lashed out with a rising left hook to Sah's jaw - not as hard as he could have, it was still a friendly spar - but with enough muscle behind it to keep the other man from following up on him too quick, he hoped!
