[ dextera smiles slightly, when she happily informs him that she won't cry. her cheerful grin is hard to deny, even at a time like this—he can see that she's not appreciating the potential power of a pawn, but he wouldn't expect her to! she's new. it's fine. the important part is that she understood she forgot something, which means she learned it in the first place.
he answers her moves evenly, trying to avoid going immediately for the throat so she has some practice. there's one point where she could easily take one of his pieces, and he holds his breath, watching her to see if she's going to go for it.
he has no plan! it's not bait! it's just a piece that could genuinely be hers, and he feels like he's trying to mentally communicate that to her just by looking. ]
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he answers her moves evenly, trying to avoid going immediately for the throat so she has some practice. there's one point where she could easily take one of his pieces, and he holds his breath, watching her to see if she's going to go for it.
he has no plan! it's not bait! it's just a piece that could genuinely be hers, and he feels like he's trying to mentally communicate that to her just by looking. ]