Thalassa
The small split in her lip knit back together, although she could still taste the coppery hint of blood on her tongue. She didn't fight the feeling, letting the healing power wash over her like cold water to smother more of the embers of her anger.
Hadama's bow and stiff apology weren't exactly what she was going for, and Thal had to fight the urge to roll her eyes. Instead, she nodded her head, a little stiffly but accepting of his regrets. "I know you didn't. That's why I didn't stab you, or light you on fire." It was a little too flat to be snarky, and a smile may have ghosted across her lips if she wasn't still thinking about how she'd almost done as much to the other demigod who had insulted her in a similar fashion. The time since then had made the memory slick with pain rather than violence, tender despite what she may say.
With the anger gone, she crossed her arms, finally closing the distance between them with measured steps. "Just - don't do it again." She sighed before muttering, "I'd rather you punch, kick, or stab me than hit me across the face with the back of your hand." Thal could probably add a whole list of other attacks that wouldn't send her into a blind fit of rage, but she figured he got the point. He could add 'backhanding' along with 'pinning her to the ground with gravity' on the short list of banned moves in their spars.
Hadama's bow and stiff apology weren't exactly what she was going for, and Thal had to fight the urge to roll her eyes. Instead, she nodded her head, a little stiffly but accepting of his regrets. "I know you didn't. That's why I didn't stab you, or light you on fire." It was a little too flat to be snarky, and a smile may have ghosted across her lips if she wasn't still thinking about how she'd almost done as much to the other demigod who had insulted her in a similar fashion. The time since then had made the memory slick with pain rather than violence, tender despite what she may say.
With the anger gone, she crossed her arms, finally closing the distance between them with measured steps. "Just - don't do it again." She sighed before muttering, "I'd rather you punch, kick, or stab me than hit me across the face with the back of your hand." Thal could probably add a whole list of other attacks that wouldn't send her into a blind fit of rage, but she figured he got the point. He could add 'backhanding' along with 'pinning her to the ground with gravity' on the short list of banned moves in their spars.
Don't ask questions you don't wanna know
Learned my lesson way too long ago
Learned my lesson way too long ago
