What does a senior disciple do?
She protects the young saplings as they grow. One day, they'll become towering trees and repay you in kind.
Should you give up when faced with an unstoppable enemy?
As long as your sword remains, your spirit endures, you still live, and your path remains, you do not retreat. If you take even half a step back, they will fall into hell.
One day, when you're exhausted and can no longer carry on, someone will support you from behind. When you look back, you'll see that the girls you once protected have grown up. Then, at last, you can take a good rest.
Of course, this is a sweet fantasy romance between women. The above was just a passing thought, so don't take it too seriously. There won't be much focus on fighting for a while. First, fighting isn't the main point of this book. Second, there aren't many fight scenes in the story so far. Third, and most importantly, I'm not good enough at writing fight scenes yet, so I'll keep them as brief as possible.
