"Right," says Gideon. "So the first thing to remember is that this?" She waves Tally's sword at her. "This isn't the weapon. You're the weapon. The sword's just the part of you that doesn't bleed." She sets the sword aside and comes to stand across from Tally. "I'm going to push you over now," she says, and then does—stepping forward and shoving, hard, at Tally's shoulders, hooking a foot behind one ankle to make sure she really goes down.