[ Of course, Gamora sees the moment as soon as it happens.
She sees his side left wide open and exposed, and though she's been dancing out of his reach, this time she lashes out. Her long leg swings around, fast and blunt, to slam her shin into his ribs.
It's a quick tag, and though she lashes out forcefully, she doesn't intend to do more than to leave him winded. She wants him to see the consequences of his actions, of every attack, so that he doesn't let himself get so carried away again.
—because she not only saw the opening itself, but the unnecessary force behind it that caused the opening. This is exactly what she's trying to teach him – unrelenting restraint. ]
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She sees his side left wide open and exposed, and though she's been dancing out of his reach, this time she lashes out. Her long leg swings around, fast and blunt, to slam her shin into his ribs.
It's a quick tag, and though she lashes out forcefully, she doesn't intend to do more than to leave him winded. She wants him to see the consequences of his actions, of every attack, so that he doesn't let himself get so carried away again.
—because she not only saw the opening itself, but the unnecessary force behind it that caused the opening. This is exactly what she's trying to teach him – unrelenting restraint. ]