"And your bravery shall not go unrewarded. Like I said, I've given you a simple enough task. Complete it and I'll talk all you'd like."

Of course, there was no guarantee Larxene would actually do that in the unlikely event of her defeat. She just said that in order to give the girl more motivation for their fight, which was about to start!

Valerie was quick in making the first attack. Good, someone with the guts to take initiative. Too bad that was all she had going for her.

A front charge was easily dealt with. Waiting until she was right in front of her, Larxene leapt to the side and fired several off her knives. At such close range, it would be hard for her opponent to defend against them.

Unless she had more surprises up her sleeve, that is.