Kuromaru hopped to his feet to trot after her. "We could try hand to hand sparring. That might be better. Then we won't get in trouble for fighting too hard."

"You were hand to hand sparring," Tsume pointed out dryly, pushing to her feet.

"And no one got hurt!" Kuromaru turned to look at the taller woman. "Except you."

Reminded, Tsume turned to regard the woman thoughtfully. "He didn't hurt you, though. You get hit with something on a mission?"

"Pshaw," Kuromaru grumbled under his breath. "It was probably me."