“Strike here,” and Proserpina taps the first two knuckles of her fist, “even if you’re wearing gloves. Keep your off hand a little farther out, to act as a guard; that gives your better arm more extension distance, and that makes it more powerful. And for heaven’s sake don’t swing like that. Draw back a little, then uncurl your fist so it ends up straight–see?”<\/p>\n
“Who taught you all this?” pants Radiane.<\/p>\n
“A friend. Named Tom.”<\/p>\n
“And why do you think you need it? To beat up girls in the lunchroom?”<\/p>\n
“As if I’ll need to,” smirks Proserpina, “after you.”<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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