"Are you nuts?" No, don't answer that. The lady wants to fight a bear with no plate or mail. Of course she's nuts. But it's a crazy Ioane can respect, until she starts backing away.
Still, Ioane knows the rules of the world: you listen to whoever has the sword.
So Ioane takes a few steps back, less confident in the retreat. She's not good at running, she never has been, and if this were a human opponent, Ioane would charge forward. But if this were a human oponent, Ioane never would have screamed. The sword lady would have found her swinging in the dirt, bloody but fighting. Her pride demanded no less.
Bears don't have honor, though, so Ioane really only wants to survive. Since the sword lady seems to know what's going on, Ioane follows her lead. "It's a bear," she says in another stage whisper. "It doesn't speak Common."
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Still, Ioane knows the rules of the world: you listen to whoever has the sword.
So Ioane takes a few steps back, less confident in the retreat. She's not good at running, she never has been, and if this were a human opponent, Ioane would charge forward. But if this were a human oponent, Ioane never would have screamed. The sword lady would have found her swinging in the dirt, bloody but fighting. Her pride demanded no less.
Bears don't have honor, though, so Ioane really only wants to survive. Since the sword lady seems to know what's going on, Ioane follows her lead. "It's a bear," she says in another stage whisper. "It doesn't speak Common."