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I like Option B. :)

The conversation suddenly reminded of her why she was out this way: she was supposed to be visiting Thistle after learning of Ragnar's murder. She still couldn't believe that someone had struck down her foster father. Junior swallowed. Maybe she wasn't even ready to face the reality yet. Dante had been thrown into her path today for a reason. She would forego the bay today, though not indefinitely. It occurred to her that she should ask Gunnar to accompany her too. She would do it the right way next time.

Focusing back on the present, Junior replied, "I like to think I have, even though I'm much more of an Outrider than a Warrior these days." She almost mentioned how Ragnar had also been instrumental in her teaching—she was Dante's gladiator and Ragnar's Shield Maiden—but the sudden lump in her throat prevented her from delving into that. Instead, she added, "But bring it on."

When her opponent bowed playfully before her, Junior immediately revealed her fighting style: she "cheated" by foregoing any sort of preliminaries and diving straight into action. She sprang at him with a playful growl, her narrow black snout angling to bite his left foreleg.