Avoidance helped settle the emotions. Considerably.

“Whenever he began to see me as something more than a liability or a weapon, whe…”

“I'm taking fifteen, and we're moving this discussion upstairs.""You can have he…”

“Have you ever noticed that however uncomfortable you might have been when you f…”

“I stepped back, pivoted on a heel, and swivelled my hip for a side kick. It pro…”