"Sort of." She didn't want to delve further into this. Up until now, her self-defense classes had consisted more of hitting things, which made her feel far more in control. This was something she knew she needed to do, though, and she refocused herself.
"Um, can I try? I'll be the aggressor, and you can, you know, do the whole thing." She waited for Nish to turn around, or maybe press her questions further. Isobel tried pressing a smile to her face, acting the part of being OK when she was not. She told herself that she'd get over it.