[Having this kind of conversation is not weird. Having this kind of conversation with Masaomi is. She blinks a little as he comes nearer, and she's not entirely sure she's fond of the way that he's looking at her, but all she does is stand there - loose and reflexively ready - and answer his question.]

Their pain tolerance is very good. I've never fought anyone like them before - they're so determined to kill us, you can almost taste it, and it doesn't matter how badly you hurt them, if they can move they'll still attack you. They use normal weapons - swords and throwing knives and spears. And their biggest advantage is that they have air. Their wings are much larger than ours, so they can come at us from above. Most of the regular soldiers aren't too fast, though. [Not like facing Shikamaru.] So if you're careful you should be able to dodge.

I've only run into a few who can actually do magic, and it's a lot like the kind of powers you learn from the filial spirits here. One of them tried to use water against me once. [A quick quirk upwards on the corner of her mouth.] It didn't work.