Redsand Canyon I never stay in one place too long

She had control. She picked through his words and weaponized them against him at every turn, but then he dropped a nuke that was contained within a single phrase. In an instant she was left completely bare.

He wouldn't fight her. Her composure flickered as the truth detonated, but then she shut down again. Obviously he was above fighting her. She knew he'd written her off from the start - and every meeting only confirmed it.

He'd bested her. He would see it and she knew it, but a tactical retreat was all she had left. A half-hearted parting shot to leave him with. I'm not convinced it exists.

But she was done here. She only remained a moment longer before whirling to stalk away, her prior adrenaline high tainted with the acrid taste of melancholy. He was right. She hadn't.