Stubbornly, Amanda decided not to sit on the log. Instead, she stood next to it, arms crossed, not quite meeting Sah's eye. Her face had gone from deep red to a light shade of pink, but she still felt flustered.
She rolled her eyes at his little game. It didn't seem hard at all. The first pebble came at her and stopped in mid air, caught without a second thought.
"Please," she said. "I was past catching pebbles before I started bleeding for the first time.
She scooped up half a dozen pebbles and tossed them at him, waiting for him to return something more challenging at her. She was a bit surprised at how easily he caught them, and how quickly he was able to hurl even more back at her.
She managed to keep up for a few back-and-forths, but she quickly realized that Sah was much better at this than she was. Before she knew it, she was being overwhelmed, barely deflecting any of the pebbles as the speed and number of projectiles grew faster and faster. They started pelting into her chest, too small to hurt but hard enough to sting. Eventually, she threw up her hands and shouted, "Okay, stop!"
She let out a breath, feeling overwhelmed by the first lesson. "You're too fast," she mumbled, refusing to meet his eye.
She rolled her eyes at his little game. It didn't seem hard at all. The first pebble came at her and stopped in mid air, caught without a second thought.
"Please," she said. "I was past catching pebbles before I started bleeding for the first time.
She scooped up half a dozen pebbles and tossed them at him, waiting for him to return something more challenging at her. She was a bit surprised at how easily he caught them, and how quickly he was able to hurl even more back at her.
She managed to keep up for a few back-and-forths, but she quickly realized that Sah was much better at this than she was. Before she knew it, she was being overwhelmed, barely deflecting any of the pebbles as the speed and number of projectiles grew faster and faster. They started pelting into her chest, too small to hurt but hard enough to sting. Eventually, she threw up her hands and shouted, "Okay, stop!"
She let out a breath, feeling overwhelmed by the first lesson. "You're too fast," she mumbled, refusing to meet his eye.
