In a split second the air between them thickened. For the first time, Azure felt genuine threat pressing in from the scarred man. Steely eyes turned clear and focused, and the girl they held in sight became still. Her fingers ceased their roaming over the fresh grass and strings of tension began weaving into her shoulders.
Then he spoke. Like the click of a switch the threat sheathed its edge and the air between them became breathable again. She listened carefully, auburn eyes roaming over the grass as she imagined her foe and how she might break them. For a moment, the weight of that thought marked her face. Instead of an imagined enemy, war-bent and zealous, the image of her Ascended attacker took its place.
Quickly, she made a decision and hesitation cleared from her face, expression becoming calm and resolute. "Alright then," she said, standing up. She brushed the dirt off her clothes and the tension out of her muscles. The girl took a step back and stood in a wide stance facing her instructor. "What's the easiest way to do that?"
Then he spoke. Like the click of a switch the threat sheathed its edge and the air between them became breathable again. She listened carefully, auburn eyes roaming over the grass as she imagined her foe and how she might break them. For a moment, the weight of that thought marked her face. Instead of an imagined enemy, war-bent and zealous, the image of her Ascended attacker took its place.
Quickly, she made a decision and hesitation cleared from her face, expression becoming calm and resolute. "Alright then," she said, standing up. She brushed the dirt off her clothes and the tension out of her muscles. The girl took a step back and stood in a wide stance facing her instructor. "What's the easiest way to do that?"
Azure
