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"Oh, I assure you I am. I just didn't want to hurt you." Ryder grinned cockily. "I thought you were supposed to be an archer. Where'd you learn to fistfight?"

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Nova blinked. "Oh. Well, I have an older brother back home that I'd wrestle with a lot. For fun, obviously, but it wasn't very fun when I kept losing, so I had to sharpen up," she explained openly, then paused, a bit surprised at the turn their exchange had taken. Their faces were still only about a foot apart, and she could see there was no hostility remaining.