You're looking at that planet in the sky, coming down like a fist, and some part of your brain is wondering how to block it. Battle is my life, and I'll tell you: the best way to block a shot is to not be where it lands. Let it miss. A step to the side costs so much less than standing there and taking it--for no good reason.

*She pauses for a sip of something, to break her rhythm--she doesn't want to work up to a full-blown lecture on Verity, the woman doesn't deserve that.*

What you're doing is good, and it's right.