He hadn't known what to expect, but he was still surprised when Zeph didn't press him back but simply shifted the grip slightly. Not a huge difference, barely noticeably at first, but Kel's attempt to maintain his brace was suddenly more difficult and he drew in a surprised breath, studying the other man's grip with renewed interest. At the invitation to try it himself he nodded and licked his lip, brow furrowing in concentration as he sought to angle his knuckles the way Zeph had, but opposite to the other man's direction; a mirror, to account for facing the other way. For a moment he almost forgot his wariness as he realized the usefulness of the little trick, and something that was almost a smile lightened the corners of his mouth. "How's this?"
The second technique was harder to follow; even at the weaker wrist joint Zeph was still stronger than him and Kel struggled to find the right mix of pressure and angle of his palm to succeed where the other man could simply overpower, but eventually he seemed to catch the hang of it and he curled his palm while tilting his knuckles up to take advantage of the lesson the way Zeph had demonstrated. "What if the other guy knows the same trick?"
The second technique was harder to follow; even at the weaker wrist joint Zeph was still stronger than him and Kel struggled to find the right mix of pressure and angle of his palm to succeed where the other man could simply overpower, but eventually he seemed to catch the hang of it and he curled his palm while tilting his knuckles up to take advantage of the lesson the way Zeph had demonstrated. "What if the other guy knows the same trick?"
