The word 'fat' could not honestly be applied to him, not when the word 'gross' was lumbering forward to catch your attention.
(Sgt Jackrum)
Women swung only their hips, young men swung everything from the shoulders down.
Polly was no expert in these matters but she thought she recognised the stylish, flamboyant pose as the one beginners used just before they’re stabbed through the heart by a more experienced fighter.
It took a special kind of man, Polly reflected, to cut his sword hand with his own sword.
