[ Lin flips the blade around in her hand, getting a better grip on it as she takes a more defensive stance and backs off a few paces. This girl doesn't look like she's gunning for a fight, but that doesn't necessarily mean anything, and Lin isn't ready to drop her defenses yet. ]
You look remarkably unstabbed to me.
[ Technically true. The Herrscher of Sentience's reflexes had been good for starters, but Lin's swipe had been more in warning than with actual killing intent as well. A glancing blow would have been fine, but she wasn't aiming for anything fatal in the first place. ]
Besides, what kind of person follows a stranger down a dark alleyway?
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You look remarkably unstabbed to me.
[ Technically true. The Herrscher of Sentience's reflexes had been good for starters, but Lin's swipe had been more in warning than with actual killing intent as well. A glancing blow would have been fine, but she wasn't aiming for anything fatal in the first place. ]
Besides, what kind of person follows a stranger down a dark alleyway?