[Something puts a little fire in Damian's britches. The defending stroke of the stave that wards off Kanda's test is quicker and firmer, a bit more insistent.] You won't get anything accomplished if you're not confident. You won't take risks.
[He swings out suddenly, as hard as before, though he can't expend the strength to swing the stave around since it's long and heavy on one end. He tries, instead, for a triple volley of jabs at different areas of Kanda's waist. Two miss with guards, but one hits with a solid thump, and that's enough to make Damian sidle backward, satisfied.]
no subject
[He swings out suddenly, as hard as before, though he can't expend the strength to swing the stave around since it's long and heavy on one end. He tries, instead, for a triple volley of jabs at different areas of Kanda's waist. Two miss with guards, but one hits with a solid thump, and that's enough to make Damian sidle backward, satisfied.]
Don't call me a small fry.