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Message: <blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 747436" data-attributes="member: 5137">Vignette: The Little SoldierBehind the barracks was a small copse of trees, and through the trees, one of the many reasonably sheer slopes that can be found throughout the mountains. It blocked the sun in summer, kept some of the barracks heat in winter, and was blocked off from the open yard. The original designers had chosen the barracks placement to create the spot, so youths in Service would have a place to hang out, out of sight.Soldiers, of course, tended to use it for grudge fights, where their Captains couldn't see (that it might have been used for trysts as well is, of course, wholly and irredeemably false). Aggie had a grudge, so here she was.Her opponent was Helanna, a big woman, half-orc and all jerk, whose first decision upon arriving was to find the smallest person in the group and pick on them whenever the Captain wasn't around. That someone was Aggie. Aggie would have said something to the Captain, but she was a Theralis citizen, so she toughed it out.This morning, however, was too much. Helanna had been in a bad mood, and had quite methodically broken Aggie's spear, saying "What? It's not like you can use it. Would you rather I broke your head?"Aggie had said yes. And here she was.Helanna stood six feet, tall among Theralese but short among her orc kindred, with muscles everywhere that she took pride in flexing for Aggie. Aggie was half a head shorter, and while muscled from soldier's work, still barely topped half Helanna's mass.Helanna sighed, "Let's get this over with" and sucker-punched Aggie, who went down, stunned and hurting. Blood trickled from her upper lip, and she rolled over onto her stomach to get up...Helanna landed on her, one meaty hand on the back of her head, a knee on the small of her back, "Little prey, you stupid little prey! What made you think you could take me!? Huh!?""TO HETHAS WITH YOU!" Aggie grabbed the wrist on her head and rolled, and Helanna, not prepared to defend her balance, toppled off. Aggie didn't bother escaping, she jumped onto Helanna and began punching at the woman's head with her fists. The blows were pitiful, and Helanna recovered enough to kick Aggie off.Aggie sprawled back, got up, and jumped on Helanna as she was getting up. Her right foot twisted, but she managed to get her left knee into Helanna's stomach, somewhere just below the sternum. Helanna gasped, doubling up, and Aggie, standing up again, kicked her in the face. The kick was not as pitiful as the punches, and Helanna stopped moving.Some of the other soldiers (some watching for the Captain, some watching for an unfair fight), checked Helanna, then got everyone back into the cabin. Plenty of people fell when climbing some rock or another - unfortunate, but kids will be kids.Helanna left Aggie alone. And Aggie learned an important lesson about estimating the enemy, and using fear.</blockquote>

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