Grass by Esha Sankhala ‘20

bare neck. He scowled and as he moved to push the sword into my skin I slid under him, popping up behind his back. In a dash he spun, the steel barely missing me. Smirking, I leaped back from him and slammed my hands against the wall. From which, I quickly spun two swords of gold. He straightened, stretching out his back as he tilted his head to the sky and said, “Oh Zeus, must it be in your grand design to make me slay this beautiful girl? I am out of practice yet but to pit me against this helpless enchantress is even too cruel a joke for you.” At that my grin dropped to a grimace. I flipped my swords in the air, catching them swiftly as they fell and looked in kind to the Gods, “Oh Zeus, must it be in your grand design to put such an arrogant man on my land?” bare neck. He scowled and as he moved to push the sword into my skin I slid under him, popping up behind his back. In a dash he spun, the steel barely missing me. Smirking, I leaped back from him and slammed my hands against the wall. From which, I quickly spun two swords of gold. He straightened, stretching out his back as he tilted his head to the sky and said, “Oh Zeus, must it be in your grand design to make me slay this beautiful girl? I am out of practice yet but to pit me against this helpless enchantress is even too cruel a joke for you.” At that my grin dropped to a grimace. I flipped my swords in the air, catching them swiftly as they fell and looked in kind to the Gods, “Oh Zeus, must it be in I looked him directly in the eye, stalking towards him and dragged my swords through the ground, letting the shrieks breathe sparks into the air, “A cruel joke indeed, you must now know I tire of such men for--” I spun and slammed my swords downwards, the man barely reacting in time to stop my blow with his own steel. I leaned into the sword as I gritted my teeth, “--they are far too easy to beat and truly, make for poor beasts.” For a second, we were held there, suspended in our steel and fire. A woman and a man, a beast and a sow, and a witch and a hero. His eyes met mine and through them, the gods winked back. your grand design to put such an Addison Lee ‘21 arrogant man on my land?”

Grass Esha Sankhala ‘20