Zes slowly pushed herself back onto her feet after the fight ended, though the movement looked far less steady than she probably wanted it to. Her boots scraped lightly against the ground as she stood there in silence for a moment, staring at the floor with a crooked little smile resting on her lips.
It wasn't a happy smile.
Far from it.
The expression on her face looked more like someone trying to laugh off their own frustration before it completely swallowed them whole. There was disappointment in it. Regret too. Almost like she was annoyed at herself for losing, but even more annoyed that she couldn't do anything about it.
Honestly, that reaction made sense.
Meria was ridiculously strong.
