[The counterattacks still give her some trouble, but thanks to her newfound knowledge, she's far more prepared to dodge. Weaving her attacks and parries and dodges, as though each move were choreographed instead of invented on the spot with a sort of instinct - no, muscle memory.
But then she tries to make a movement her body can't quite keep up with, a tumble to the side, and-]
that was not a complete tag
But then she tries to make a movement her body can't quite keep up with, a tumble to the side, and-]
Whoa!
[Into the dirt she goes.]