[ to learn, to observe, to try and be useful for once in a way that isn't pure violence and power. she's struggling to learn that aspect of things; in retrospect, perhaps the fighting rings with its bloodshed wasn't exactly the best place to practice those kind of skills.
her voice is taut, overly so, like a string on a bow tightened past its stretching point, her shoulders ramrod straight as she stiffens in place. the temptation is stronger here, but she manages to hold herself back. only just — and only as the fight comes to a messy end with the collapse of the losing opponent onto the mat of the ring. ]
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[ to learn, to observe, to try and be useful for once in a way that isn't pure violence and power. she's struggling to learn that aspect of things; in retrospect, perhaps the fighting rings with its bloodshed wasn't exactly the best place to practice those kind of skills.
her voice is taut, overly so, like a string on a bow tightened past its stretching point, her shoulders ramrod straight as she stiffens in place. the temptation is stronger here, but she manages to hold herself back. only just — and only as the fight comes to a messy end with the collapse of the losing opponent onto the mat of the ring. ]
This is a mess.