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Oh crap, why am I shaking so badly?! The adrenaline sent the blood under her cool skin into into an epileptic flow as she forced an unfazed expression onto her crumbling face... with how much success, she dared not venture to guess. It's just a game, you fool... this is just a training ground.
Yet the sight of the youngster continued to threaten her a little. Everything they said about being in the full bloom of youth was so true. He looked better, fitter and she could sense the swirl of unbattered enthusiasm that sent him into a whirlwind of vitality and agility. At a moment like this, she could only rejoice that the upcoming duel was a friendly one.
Smiling uneasily, she tilted herself forward, balancing on her right foot with her left hand gripping the blade, the tip of which was now pointed in the direction of the youth's upper torso.
"Come then!"
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