Stavanger Bay and twisted preservatives of life

sandpiper was enormously pleased to see her feint take her adversary by surprise, but she had no time to gloat. this scuffle was quick and fleet - any amount of time wasted resting on ones' laurels would be costly and foolishly egregious.

she had not expected rosalyn to push into her in her next attack; she hadn't prepared for that, and was knocked cleanly aside and was forced to relinquish her grip on the woman's limb. she took a few steps back into the sand, her feet splayed as she caught her balance -- and this time, she lunged for rosalyn's shoulder in an attempt to return the off-balance favor.