[ Kairi returns the intense gaze, her friendly smile disappearing as soon as he plants his feet. She steps out in a mirrored stance, hands coming up close by her sides and her fists balled. She doesn't want to counter with a borderline or a different spell, like something that would make him freeze up and not finish casting. That would be in a few minutes.
Right now she just wants to focus on his determination and show that her experience is greater. She's not an exemplar or a hafuri, but she knows what casting this feels like. She knows what he wants to happen, and she's determined to make his glare end at the tip of her nose.
So she stares back with a fierceness borne of her kindness, pretending that she's defending her god or goddess behind her, and meets his gaze head-on: ]
18/20 woo!
Right now she just wants to focus on his determination and show that her experience is greater. She's not an exemplar or a hafuri, but she knows what casting this feels like. She knows what he wants to happen, and she's determined to make his glare end at the tip of her nose.
So she stares back with a fierceness borne of her kindness, pretending that she's defending her god or goddess behind her, and meets his gaze head-on: ]
NO!