The Mate Agreement
He raises two fingers and motions for me to come at him.
Let’s finish this.
I charge at him, my boots pounding the ground, dagger gripped, ready for a dance of danger. Three. I deflect his punch with my elbow and swing the blade. Two. He reels back, I let my dagger fall from my right, then snatch it with my left hand. One. The sharp edge of my dagger slices along his cheekbone, and a bloom of scarlet blood follows.
Heart hammering, chest heaving, and the sweet feeling of victory bubbling in my chest, I step back. My smile is triumphant, wild.