[ he has seen what indiscriminate destruction has brought upon the innocent, his own lands included. hulkenberg understands anger. she understands guilt. but they must see this through, as they have everything else they've stared down up to this point.

she knows that he can be brought to reason. strohl has always had the potential to live up to the legacy that was forged in fire for him, all that a lord is meant to be. but he has to be tempered all the way to his temper. especially when he stands at his most wounded, heart on his sleeve as it is, just like the crest on his back, the mark and weight of his house. ]

At the very least, a pair of scissors. But she fights with her fists, yes? Like Catherina. Like you, when you channel the Brawler. Which means there cannot be a way that her attacker could come out of it unscathed. [ with a shift in her weight, she presses her shoulder more firmly into his. leans. ] So, think like you do when you are the Brawler. Where do you aim, what do you target, when you fight? We must see if someone has injuries in such places.