'Hand to hand combat,' Asher observed.
Ryaen carried no weapon, her expertise lying solely in martial techniques and close-quarter strikes. It came as no surprise to Asher; after all, her reputation preceded her.
As a Silvershade, she possessed dominion over bone manipulation. Though at first glance it might resemble ordinary hand to-m hand combat, Ryaen's fists struck with the density of steel, empowered by the passive boon of her bloodline.
And when she actively reinforced her strikes, they became nothing short of monstrous.
But, none of this unsettled Asher. Though his craft was the rapier, he had never neglected the other areas of combat. To do so would have been a waste of his Absolute Physique.
'Besides,' he mused, 'defeating her in her own domain would be… interesting.'
