Kat PoV
"Too slow! If you're going to feint, commit to feinting! Stop trying to be cute with it!"
My wrist stung as Lady Fenryas slapped it away, nearly sending my dagger flying before her other hand slammed into my chest, pushing me back a few feet.
"Trying to play mind games in melee combat is not something I'd advise until you reach a certain level, little pup. Especially not when your opponent is as strong as I am. Stick to what you know and don't try to be fancy. You're not as good with a blade as your mate over there..."
I frowned at that, only to decide to let go of my wounded ego and instead do as she said; this woman had lived far longer than me, and had likely spent her long life tempered in the fires of war, whereas I had only recently been introduced to life and death concepts.
My first life was a cushioned one, where the worst fight I ever got in was with another girl over Kyoka, and even that only ended with me slapping her once...
