On a Mountain:
Helena became captivated by the mountains in the distance, so entranced she didn’t realize she wasn’t alone until she heard a woman’s voice behind her speaking in angry Chinese.
Helena laid low, spinning to watch a beautiful young Chinese woman dressed in emerald green traditional flowing robes hitting herself on the forehead with the pommel of her sword. She didn’t identify the moves, but Helena recognized she worked on a very complex series of sword movements. Captivated, she continued to watch until the Chinese woman slipped on the wet grass. Helena couldn’t help herself but giggle when the woman fell on her posterior.
The Chinese woman spoke rapidly as she jumped to her feet sword at the qiánwèi or en-garde in any language.
Helena wasn’t sure what to make of the woma
