these hands made of splinters

His momentum brought her along swiftly — as he went to the ground Echelon was upon him, moving in to seize his throat to cement the error of his ways. While he was something strong and fierce akin to the bearish and boarish of Tartok, her confidence suggested that he had much to learn from them all. Though the same would always be said about her, as her small frame was not meant to hold down and overpower. It was bold, but it was her gesture of dominance towards him in spite of his leading status.