And ready she was! Noe moved on to the attack with a zeal that reminded Hadama of some of his other young friends, and the mermanta held his facade of calm serenity only from long practice as he stifled the urge to crack a smile.
That same experience with those other individuals had prepared him well for such swift attacks, however. He was ready for the dip and lunge--
But his unfamiliarity with just how to wield the string to get the results he desired made it difficult to respond in time. He tugged on the string he had wrapped around his hand and the shark dove away from the lionfish but a stray breeze caught it and it twisted back, barely missing an unplanned collision with his opponent. "Apologies," he rumbled instinctively as he wrestled his chosen weapon around and gave a sharp pull as he attempted to send it cutting sideways across the sky - and diagonally across Noe's kite's string to weaken it, even if the angle was wrong for a true cut.
That same experience with those other individuals had prepared him well for such swift attacks, however. He was ready for the dip and lunge--
But his unfamiliarity with just how to wield the string to get the results he desired made it difficult to respond in time. He tugged on the string he had wrapped around his hand and the shark dove away from the lionfish but a stray breeze caught it and it twisted back, barely missing an unplanned collision with his opponent. "Apologies," he rumbled instinctively as he wrestled his chosen weapon around and gave a sharp pull as he attempted to send it cutting sideways across the sky - and diagonally across Noe's kite's string to weaken it, even if the angle was wrong for a true cut.
