The woman looked no-nonsense and tough, like she knew what she was about. Kel knew his own diffident attitude wasn't doing him any favors, but he'd had much of his former confidence knocked out of him by the portal that ripped him from his life and several subsequent bad experiences on Haulani's streets, where a smile all-too-often concealed a knife. He was a far more cautious creature now...
But that was why he was here, after all. To gain some of that confidence back and make sure he wasn't taken advantage of again.
"Yeah. A couple of times," he answered her question, though she didn't exactly seem delighted to have him for an opponent. Not that he could blame her. He'd left his share of blood on the mat the last time he'd been here, when a Fae half his size had kicked him in the face. "What... what about you?" Slowly, keeping an eye on her, he started to stretch and limber up.
But that was why he was here, after all. To gain some of that confidence back and make sure he wasn't taken advantage of again.
"Yeah. A couple of times," he answered her question, though she didn't exactly seem delighted to have him for an opponent. Not that he could blame her. He'd left his share of blood on the mat the last time he'd been here, when a Fae half his size had kicked him in the face. "What... what about you?" Slowly, keeping an eye on her, he started to stretch and limber up.
