—The little girl got tired of playing with swords? —asked Karim mockingly.
Closing her eyes, listening to Jimmien's screams behind her, Ibven managed to concentrate and stop thinking about the pain. Karim's sword had finally reached her, slashing all over her back, spilling her blood all over her exterminator's clothes and the room floor. And although the pain was excruciating, being a fairly deep cut in her skin, Ibven managed to concentrate to focus on the fight and not on her wound, for if she concentrated on the cut on her back, Ibven would not be able to continue fighting and would be driven by the pain.
Understanding that there was no longer time for foolish strategies and to beat Karim slowly, Ibven smiled softly, and resting her sword on the ground, she held onto the handle and s
