[ The smile never fades, as she moves forward, swinging for a solid strike at his face. Whip-quick he smacks an arm up to deflect the blow, letting her momentum continue but sweep just past his jaw instead.
He doesn't taunt her by lingering -- though the thought uncharitably occurs to him -- and instead he steps past, spins to put himself at her back. Waiting for her to do something about that, like whoever's been teaching her ought to have. ]
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[ The smile never fades, as she moves forward, swinging for a solid strike at his face. Whip-quick he smacks an arm up to deflect the blow, letting her momentum continue but sweep just past his jaw instead.
He doesn't taunt her by lingering -- though the thought uncharitably occurs to him -- and instead he steps past, spins to put himself at her back. Waiting for her to do something about that, like whoever's been teaching her ought to have. ]