[ the two of them climb and maneuver into position, hei taking the low ground as cheris fits her fingers and the toes of her worn boots into crevices and wills the general's muscle memory to remain dormant as she adjusts her weight and leverages herself onto the rock shelf she had indicated. a moment, to catch her breath, and she rocks onto her toes, tipping forward far enough to line up her approach on the drumcrown below.
slowly, she raises her hand, fingers held in a fist. the organization of a strike without formation is -- well, less of an assurance and more of a whimsical hope. she does not enjoy the way she is not guaranteed to be listened to, the cohesion of a unit, moving in perfect synchronicity. she just has to trust that hei will function ( how did the Hexarchate ever get by without formation instinct, she wonders sometimes. )
and then she signals, and drops down towards the drumcrown, hands grasping the flat plane of its bone mantle, hooking her knees behind it tightly and digging in. she will control the beast's path from its back, using sharp wrenches of its fur and crown to force it to twitch and lunge in the opposite direction. the one she genuinely wants it to go. an animal's psychology is just as easy to manipulate as a human being's, in the end. ]
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slowly, she raises her hand, fingers held in a fist. the organization of a strike without formation is -- well, less of an assurance and more of a whimsical hope. she does not enjoy the way she is not guaranteed to be listened to, the cohesion of a unit, moving in perfect synchronicity. she just has to trust that hei will function ( how did the Hexarchate ever get by without formation instinct, she wonders sometimes. )
and then she signals, and drops down towards the drumcrown, hands grasping the flat plane of its bone mantle, hooking her knees behind it tightly and digging in. she will control the beast's path from its back, using sharp wrenches of its fur and crown to force it to twitch and lunge in the opposite direction. the one she genuinely wants it to go. an animal's psychology is just as easy to manipulate as a human being's, in the end. ]