He gets a rare unselfconscious half smile, if just for a moment. Hesri knows about trying to quiet her head, though it's not likely to be the same.
It does seem risky and dubious to actually have Guts wrestle. Frankly, most of the Sisters doing it are inexpert. They haven't had to go body-to-body to survive and are at most trying to pin each other down. He would win and it might hurt and be terrifying, not fun at all.
"You could arm-wrestle me," the young woman suggests after a moment of hesitation. "Obviously you'll win. But if you can do it without hurting me others will want to try it. And that means you'll know them, and if they know you won't scorch them too painfully someone will want to see what they can learn from you."
Hesri is taller than him and her upper arms are more substantial than her hands would suggest, but it is obvious who the victor would be. A small child says "Or me! Me, me!" and she has to tell her, "When you're older. This is a big girls game" and is shown a big pout.
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It does seem risky and dubious to actually have Guts wrestle. Frankly, most of the Sisters doing it are inexpert. They haven't had to go body-to-body to survive and are at most trying to pin each other down. He would win and it might hurt and be terrifying, not fun at all.
"You could arm-wrestle me," the young woman suggests after a moment of hesitation. "Obviously you'll win. But if you can do it without hurting me others will want to try it. And that means you'll know them, and if they know you won't scorch them too painfully someone will want to see what they can learn from you."
Hesri is taller than him and her upper arms are more substantial than her hands would suggest, but it is obvious who the victor would be. A small child says "Or me! Me, me!" and she has to tell her, "When you're older. This is a big girls game" and is shown a big pout.