Sohalia Lumaris
Soh watched with interest as Tal went to the hearth and rubbed charred wood on the knives; she caught on quickly, nodding with approval at the idea. With marked knives, it would be easier to see where they hit each other (or, in her case, didn't). She accepted her knife back with a word of thanks and giggled as Tal assured her that she had the right idea. "Stick 'em with the pointy end. Got it," she teased. But she did listen closely as he explained, nodding periodically to assure him that she was following along.
She frowned, hesitating before trying to land a strike. If she was trying to get away from someone, rather than trying to kill them, where would she target first? With a staff, she would target the torso, trying to knock the wind out of them. But with a dagger, aiming for the torso could easily kill someone, and that wasn't what she would want. Plus, people were more likely to be armored on the torso. She wouldn't want to aim for the head for similar reasons - she was trying to maim, not kill (although she'd rather not even do that, in truth).
After a moment's thought, Soh gripped her knife in her dominant hand and lunged towards Tal's thigh. If he couldn't run, he couldn't chase, and then she could get away.
She frowned, hesitating before trying to land a strike. If she was trying to get away from someone, rather than trying to kill them, where would she target first? With a staff, she would target the torso, trying to knock the wind out of them. But with a dagger, aiming for the torso could easily kill someone, and that wasn't what she would want. Plus, people were more likely to be armored on the torso. She wouldn't want to aim for the head for similar reasons - she was trying to maim, not kill (although she'd rather not even do that, in truth).
After a moment's thought, Soh gripped her knife in her dominant hand and lunged towards Tal's thigh. If he couldn't run, he couldn't chase, and then she could get away.
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