The hornet jerked to the side, instinctively dodging Whisper's charge, even if its actual threat was minimal. Whisper's dagger, although forged from human-smelted steel by Bloodimina's field Craftsmen, could leave only scratches on the murder hornet's chitin.
Now the hornet swiped casually at Whisper, barely paying her attention.
This time, Whisper was ready for this move. She blocked the hornet's claws with her dagger, although the blow made her hands feel like jelly and threw her entire body back a few meters.
It would've been a great time to escape, but Whisper couldn't. She could read the hornet's thoughts, and knew that the monster still wanted to sting Farini.
She already turned back to him, intent on breaching the human's clothing, while Farini frantically and fruitlessly tried to shake her off.
So instead of leaving, Whisper charged at the hornet again!
'Give up!' she mentally shouted at the creature.
