“What?” Arwin caught her staring. “This?” She motioned to a fairly large, crescent-shaped birthmark underneath her collar bone. “No, not that. Why do you bind your chest like that?” Vi blurted. “Keeps them out of my way. They’d be way too painful to deal with if they were bouncing about during combat or practice.” Arwin paused, mid-loosening of the ties. Her eyes caught Vi’s. “What do you do?” she asked cautiously. Mutual fascination filled the air to the point that Vi felt dizzy with it and couldn’t help laughing.
