Blade-woman

So think, blade-woman, before you speak.

Sword-work must come first. They drew smartly enough and we set to. Circling around, they tried the usual tricks. These three proved superior blade-women to the first three.

Reaper stepped back against the wall just in time to avoid getting caught in the mess, and as the blade-woman jerked her weapons free, Reaper put a boot into her head from behind, snapping her neck sideways with an audible crack.

A man pushed his way out of the pack and, as he sheathed his blade, walked toward the blade-woman slowly.