Fire of Knowledge (Part 2)
"Gods, why?" As he raised his hands to the sky in frustration, the spike blades on his arms went back under the bone spikes and then came out from the other side, slightly above the elbow.
"My guess is that your species is supposed to use them to impale anyone dumb enough to charge at you." Lith pointed out.
"While in your more-human-than-beast form, the knee blades are useless.
"Yet in your other form, you are forced in a half-sitting position to sustain your massive upper body. I suppose the knee blades and tail make up for the impossibility of kicking."
"Good to know!" Nalrond scoffed. "How do I retract them?"
"Practice. Lots of practice." Friya patted his back, deciding it was safer to leave him alone until she could take a good look with her breathing technique to his new body.
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The night went uneventful and by the next morning everyone had recovered and the Agni had gotten the hang of the retractable blades.