"Ah! Sorry, sorry!" the young hunter wheezed, still trying to get his own breath back. "I'm not... they don't always... do what they're told..." It was a weak excuse and he knew it, wincing in sympathy and embarrassment at having lost control like a panicked child.
But he was also getting better at keeping his feet, so the training was doing some good, even if he'd just lost the chance to make another friend with his foolish display.
Cheeks burning with shame he drew in a full breath at last, even as Raza seemed to catch sight of him again through her reddened eyes. He didn't feel much like fighting anymore, but since she hadn't called off the bout he tried to carry on, ducking his own shoulder and attempting to rush her back into the ropes at the side of the ring, trying to learn the move she'd used against him a few moments earlier.
But he was also getting better at keeping his feet, so the training was doing some good, even if he'd just lost the chance to make another friend with his foolish display.
Cheeks burning with shame he drew in a full breath at last, even as Raza seemed to catch sight of him again through her reddened eyes. He didn't feel much like fighting anymore, but since she hadn't called off the bout he tried to carry on, ducking his own shoulder and attempting to rush her back into the ropes at the side of the ring, trying to learn the move she'd used against him a few moments earlier.
