I hesitate to say that. It's true that there aren't quite the stakes you would expect from true combat, but that doesn't mean that we are not leaving it all on the line, just as anyone else might. [She twists the sword in her hand.] The audience can be a critical bunch. Perhaps the weapons are not always real, but the technique is. Anything less would be a disapointment.
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[At Cassandra's question, she simply shrugs.]
I hesitate to say that. It's true that there aren't quite the stakes you would expect from true combat, but that doesn't mean that we are not leaving it all on the line, just as anyone else might. [She twists the sword in her hand.] The audience can be a critical bunch. Perhaps the weapons are not always real, but the technique is. Anything less would be a disapointment.