Soo-Ah remained in the middle of the road looking at Jung-In bewildered, questioning how much of that challenge he took as a joke and how much he took it seriously. Knowing him as she did, or at least as she used to, her suspicion was that he missed having a play partner because for sure he had had plenty of sparring partners.
With the sword in her limp hand, she patted the ground with its tip, in a manner in which Duri would have cringed and swatted at her. But she was hesitant while deciding on the proper response. She had to admit she missed the fun and games she shared with Jung-In because she had seen none since he departed for Seorabeol all those years ago.
"You want to play with a real sword?" she asked him, almost admonishing.
