The whip will not stand up to steel, of course. Another flick of her wrist, and it unwinds.
And there is a shopkeeper who protests the rough use of unsold wares -- she waves him into silence, and, to her vague surprise, he does fall silent.
She could disarm him with it, she supposes. It wouldn't be too hard. ]
Come play, then. Unless you're scared your steel isn't good enough.
[ A laugh, at this, and she chews on the fingernails of her left hand -- a giggle like a schoolgirl. She enjoys the double meaning. There's steel, and then there's steel. ]
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The whip will not stand up to steel, of course. Another flick of her wrist, and it unwinds.
And there is a shopkeeper who protests the rough use of unsold wares -- she waves him into silence, and, to her vague surprise, he does fall silent.
She could disarm him with it, she supposes. It wouldn't be too hard. ]
Come play, then. Unless you're scared your steel isn't good enough.
[ A laugh, at this, and she chews on the fingernails of her left hand -- a giggle like a schoolgirl. She enjoys the double meaning. There's steel, and then there's steel. ]