They haven't done anything to us. I'd prefer not to.
[There's also the small matter of them being bears, and Paul having chosen to come armed with only his pale blade in a hidden sheath under his training gear. Still: the way he says it suggests he's prepared for the possibility.
The bears continue to close on them. Paul decides he also prefers observing them from a height.]
They're faster than we are. But there's a saying where I come from - you don't have to be faster than the cat.
[He grins at Akechi, a playful, reckless challenge.]
You just have to be faster than everyone else. Run and climb it is.
[As is his habit, Paul assessed the area on the way. There's a half-fallen hillside some meters back from their position, surrounded by dense, thorny bushes on all sides but the scree-covered slump. He points in its direction, obscured by the trees between them and it, and takes off without another word. He needs his breath for the sprint.]
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[There's also the small matter of them being bears, and Paul having chosen to come armed with only his pale blade in a hidden sheath under his training gear. Still: the way he says it suggests he's prepared for the possibility.
The bears continue to close on them. Paul decides he also prefers observing them from a height.]
They're faster than we are. But there's a saying where I come from - you don't have to be faster than the cat.
[He grins at Akechi, a playful, reckless challenge.]
You just have to be faster than everyone else. Run and climb it is.
[As is his habit, Paul assessed the area on the way. There's a half-fallen hillside some meters back from their position, surrounded by dense, thorny bushes on all sides but the scree-covered slump. He points in its direction, obscured by the trees between them and it, and takes off without another word. He needs his breath for the sprint.]