The leg truly was between his to trip him up, and it accomplished that. Any fluster that resulted was incidental, but something she was prepared to benefit from. What happens sets a few nearby robots into motion, one zooming over to the beachside bar to fetch a bag of ice, and another approaching the side of their ring as if to supervise, a signal that this is not exactly how sand wrestling is meant to go. The only rule she heard at any point was no knocking out and going for a headbutt seems a bit more likely to lead to that possibility, in her opinion, but it's true that she sees nothing arousing about someone staggering in pain.
Yet even now Felix is stubborn. He does not quit. In that regard he makes her think just a bit of the far more boisterous Caspar.
His lunge makes her take two steps back, but she hooks her arms under his and while she may not have Blaiddyd strength she coaxes him more or less upright, walking him backward over the edge of the ring. She can't imagine that he wants her touching him at the moment -- if ever again -- and she's quick to separate once they cross.
The robot returning with ice for Felix advises them to immediately take a dip in the healing waters of the bathhouse to care for any injuries they may have, noting that the trolley or a nearby robothorse-drawn carriage can have them there in minutes.
She doesn't apologize but she does offer a confirmation, still suspecting that this Felix is not the same one she last saw. "The robots are not exaggerating. The water in the bathhouse is known to heal minor injuries. It will help."
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Yet even now Felix is stubborn. He does not quit. In that regard he makes her think just a bit of the far more boisterous Caspar.
His lunge makes her take two steps back, but she hooks her arms under his and while she may not have Blaiddyd strength she coaxes him more or less upright, walking him backward over the edge of the ring. She can't imagine that he wants her touching him at the moment -- if ever again -- and she's quick to separate once they cross.
The robot returning with ice for Felix advises them to immediately take a dip in the healing waters of the bathhouse to care for any injuries they may have, noting that the trolley or a nearby robothorse-drawn carriage can have them there in minutes.
She doesn't apologize but she does offer a confirmation, still suspecting that this Felix is not the same one she last saw. "The robots are not exaggerating. The water in the bathhouse is known to heal minor injuries. It will help."