She’d taken their measure in that first exchange and Tove was definitely the weakest, Maren was rash and aggressive attacking with emotion instead of strategy, but Kessa was the real threat.
The blonde hadn’t committed to her initial attack and she’d held back, testing, watching to see how Lyralei would respond, and while the others had thrown themselves forward with full force Kessa had played it carefully. That made her dangerous.
The three girls regrouped quickly and they were breathing harder now, their false confidence shaken. Good.
Lyralei didn’t give them time to plan their next move because she went straight for Kessa and the blonde’s eyes widened. She clearly hadn’t expected to be the primary target since most fighters would have gone after Tove again, pressing the advantage ag
