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Con_Stripes
"There is. Not until we've talked a bit more about Kappa and of course covered the ways to defeat or control one." Really. Considering Truebridge tended to specialise in dealing with dangerous and dark creatures, there was nothing to worry about. He was a professional and he tended to avoid doing things like, oh, setting students on fire.
Safety first.
Then education.
Preferably both at the same time.
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"Actually I'll be teaching you how to conjure a cucumber with your name already carved in it. We'll also work on a few other methods for those of you who have trouble with that one. But for now, there is much left to discuss."
He looked around.
"Kappa, on occassion, might challenge a human to a form of combat. Does anyone know what that form is? Why do you think they do?"
Right. Good. At least he wasn't just gonna throw one on them and let it be survival of the fittest. Because Ellie would fall in the unfit category. At least when it came to protecting herself, seeing as she wasn't sure how...
"Brilliant." she said. And meant it. Always handy to learn how to protect yourself
before you were put in a dangerous situation.
Oh, and combat? Exactly how did a sea creature 'combat'? Did it have legs and arms and stuff to do some kind of boxing type thing? Or swords? And seeing as she didn't know, she kept quiet. Sure, she had a few guesses. But she wasn't about to say them. Nope.