Redsand Canyon ulciscor

She was tempted not to get up and to tell him where he could shove his "training", but the praise in his voice cut through her current temper and lessened it somewhat. She still felt hot, a little thirsty now, and frustrated by her pretty easy defeat. But she wasn't the sort to ignore when it felt like someone was complimenting her, and what he said actually was pretty nice to hear. Take that, Sphyra! For not the first time, she wished her twin was actually here.

I don't know what that means. Her tail twitched agitatedly when she said that instead of coming after him. How was she supposed to do any better this time with that kind of advice? What's the difference? It's just a fight. She didn't understand how stamina played any bigger role than strength, or vice versa, or how you could choose to use one or the other. If you got tired, sure, you lost. But if you weren't strong enough, you lost too.