who we are and all that we're trying to be
Opportunities taken where they could was another lesson for everyone involved and anyone watching; how to guard, how to block, how to defend one’s self at every opportunity, and how to whittle away an opponent with expertise, rather than blindly stoking ambition and hoping for the best.
She lowered her blade, but Deimos thought it should be in anything but defeat. Not with those abilities. He stayed his weapon, nodding his head at her indication, and then placed it back within its hilt. “Given that demonstration, I would say you are still worthy of drinks.” A slight smile, edging along the corners of his mouth, revealed he’s enjoyed the skirmish too. It’d been a long while since anyone, save for Aisha or Morgan, had come at him with proper prowess. “Your family cannot spare you portions of the day to serve the Shields? With your expertise and skills?” Old habit and routine dying hard, considering he was no longer leading them.
It takes dying to know
How to live as ghosts
