Chapter 93

This went on for a while longer before Anfisia pulls the staff back and takes a step away, shaking her head. "You cannot simply block an attack like this, that will not be enough to save you." Rubbing my bruised skin, I slump my shoulders knowing she's right, my body cannot take much more of this. "Then what else can I do? You said I couldn't attack you." "Yes attack, but I didn't say you couldn't evade or redirect the attack back to me." I scrunch my eyebrows together and it takes a lot of effort not to scoff. "Isn't redirecting like that still attacking." "No!" She stabs her staff into the snow, her infamous hotheadedness coming through. "It's an aggressive defense." Still sounds like attacking to me. "Fine, let's give it another go." Bending at the knee and squaring my shoulders, I beckon her back to me with my hand. "We will keep going until I am satisfied." My heels dig into the