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Post by maiko on Feb 27, 2006 19:51:39 GMT -5
Maiko wasn't wearing any extra heavy clothing to combat the wintry cold. In fact, she had taken her shoes off to avoid needlessly wearing them out. "Hah...! Hah...!" No, she only bothered to wear her normal clothing. It didn't really matter since she was keeping warm through her vigorous exercises.
A little cloud of condensation escaped her mouth every time she opened it. She was training near the edge of Eta-naru Cliff, taking advantage of her free afternoon. Earlier she had been running and dodging around trees and along the snow-slicked cliff itself in order to strengthen her balance. She had stopped once her legs began to quiver from exertion. Now she was pulling a rope tied around a tree as hard as she could in order to build up her arm strength. Not a favorite exercise of hers, but she grudgingly admitted it to be a necessary one, if her puny arms were any indication.
"Hah...! Hah...!" she grunted a little with each pull, giving her fullest effort with each move. Rabbits, wearing their white winter coats, had grown accustomed to Maiko's exercises and now grazed a small distance from her, foraging for food beneath the thick sheet of snow. Hmm, I suppose I should try climbing down the cliff face next...that would be a good test...
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