[ Hei's learnt never to ignore his inner-rader. Right now, it's going haywire. His scanner shows him the girl is nearby. But she's staying still -- which only means she's planning something. When it comes to versatility of powers, she has the advantage. But in tactics, she's still an amateur. He has a lock on her location, after all. Depending on his mood, Hei may attack her -- or retreat, until she's lowered her defenses so he gets a drop on her. But right now, he's content merely to flow from spot to spot. Determined to surprise her, preventing battles rather than fighting them. A different approach than had characterized his younger days in Heaven's War, yes, when his style had more to do with aggression and bravado than it did with neatness and efficiency. Since then, however, he's learnt that it doesn't matter what size, skills, or other advantages your enemy has if you don't give him a chance to deploy any of it. ]
[ And he's not planning to give her any chance at all. ]
[ Silently, he makes two circuits, the first wide, the second more direct, dropping wired explosives in a strategic star-shape around the periphery. Then he approaches Korra's location, edging closer to the forest than the water-line. Around him: egg-sized stones, rounded smooth with each tide. Dark skeins of mold. Blackness of water leeching into the sky. Moonlight glitters in rhythm to the water's movements. ]
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[ And he's not planning to give her any chance at all. ]
[ Silently, he makes two circuits, the first wide, the second more direct, dropping wired explosives in a strategic star-shape around the periphery. Then he approaches Korra's location, edging closer to the forest than the water-line. Around him: egg-sized stones, rounded smooth with each tide. Dark skeins of mold. Blackness of water leeching into the sky. Moonlight glitters in rhythm to the water's movements. ]