Thread:Rexir2/@comment-24664052-20150918061716/@comment-24934423-20151003205635

''Katya didn't ditch her sword; she freed her right hand from wielding it, but her left hand held the guard. Oh, well, let's roll with it.''

The Kikimora was immediately alarmed with Ivan's "ow," but she calmed back down when he continued to talk. For a moment there, she thought that she had actually hurt him physically.

"It's not usually a good idea," she said to her master, "but it can catch someone by surprise. Shall we try another, or will that be enough?"