She very nearly goaded him further: no, Nathan, we only have to worry about stray blades. But perhaps she'd tormented the man enough for that stolen liberty. After all, he'd been fresh. Bewildered. She had no way of promising that she wouldn't have done the same to that red-eyed man had she been armed at the time.

"Hmm. Guess not. But...do you suppose their large wings are extra vulnerable, Nathan?"