SuLan skipped playfully back out of the way of the first strike.  She did not answer Jenny, but she moved to the right side of the beastly form...<br/><br/>"Good morning, cousin!  Honorable Father sends his greetings!"<br/><br/>Her blade flashed in an impressive yet impractical flourish.<br/><br/>"The Lord of All Monkeykind would hear your explanations for siding with Hundun from your own lips.  Or you can speak to the Ten Lords of Underneath.  Your choice."<br/><br/>With a roar, the ape-thing flailed at her with a massive fist!  Close enough to blow her hair back from her face, but not good enough to hit.  This earned a brief comment in Mandarin.<br/><br/><em>"Why do they always insist on doing this the hard way?"</em>[/color]<br/><br/>Then, and only then, did the Asian girl join the battle in earnest...<br/><br/>