Catching Sveta's Tendrils

"Keep your distance," she said. "Don't-"

The tendril lashed out. I caught it with the Fragile One's forcefield hand.

She jumped, startled at that, and immediately reacted with more lashing out, more grabs. I caught them, deflected them, let others grab me. I moved a fistful of caught tendrils into one hand and held them, making my steady approach.

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Her tendrils weren't so much for striking as they were for grabbing and squeezing. My forcefield broke if struck, but held up to grabs and squeezes with little difficulty.

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