A little, [ she admits. There's not point in lying to him, after all. He'd probably call her out on it if she did. Kids always could see through her facade faster than adults, even back home. ]

But if you don't like the idea of hurting people this much, maybe we should stick to non-lethal self-defense methods. Sound good? I can teach you some Aikido instead. All about taking down your opponent without really hurting them.