Ed nodded. There was some power in that block and he grinned, closing the distance and sweeping his leg up and about for a kick. "And just like this," and he kicked out in a smooth motion to drive her onto the defensive, "Is where all of it lays!"

"With every friend you make, there's a measure of force behind it, and it's quite frankly the way you've been raised! Like me, you can't take no for an answer very easily!"