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Tsukatta and Binter were probably equal in skill, training, and experience, making it a totally fair fight, but in the end Binter simply wore the human out.  Vendari were reptillian and were actually cold-blooded, and that lent to them an endurance that no warm-blooded animal could match.  Their metabolisms were able to pump all the energy into the muscles rather than trying to fuel a draining biological temperature regulating system.

mattd wrote:I like the action on the Dolanna-Haley front!

One small quibble with the chapter, though...my understanding is that cold-blooded animals are actually not capable of extended periods of activity, precisely because they must constantly take in energy from their outside environment rather than storing and metabolizing it as warm-blooded animals do.  Cold-blooded predators like crocodiles, for example, are capable of great bursts of speed, but only for short periods of time.  So the way to beat a cold-blooded opponent like a Vendari would actually be to maintain a moderate level of activity for an extended period of time -- the exact opposite of what's described in the chapter.

matt

"Wow indeed.  As soon as Sisska lays her eggs, they'll be coming back.  Her clan will care for the eggs while they're here."
That surprised him, but it should not have.  Vendari were related to reptiles, though they were warm-blooded.  It was only logical that they were egg-layers.

mark_reed wrote: (If anyone cares, I'm somewhere in the first ten chapters of Shadow Realm. I forget which one, and am taking a break to go through other stuff right now. Since I'm reading at a relaxed pace and pausing to go through other stuff I'm dreading the day someone else posts *their* accumulated list. I'm up to 70+ errors.)

     That surprised him, but it should not have.  Vendari were related to reptiles, though they were warm-blooded.  It was only logical that they were egg-layers.  "How long will that be?"

fel wrote:It doesn't dissuade me Al.

Actually, you guys are my editors and proofreaders. Errors I make get pointed out, I fix them, though you don't see those fixes because I only correct my "master files" here on my home puter. I don't release corrected chapters unless the error is so huge it demands a correction and re-release.

So scrutinize to your heart's content. I know I'm far from perfect...I'm just an amateur writer who bangs on the keyboard in his spare time. If I was being paid for this, I'd actually be more careful. Half the time I don't even spellcheck the chapters before releasing them.