[Tlhingan-hol] nuq bop bom: 'ay' wa'vatlh vaghmaH Soch: <DeS Suv>

[Qov]

Essim told Mahoun to follow her outside.

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yotlh lughoSta'. Qamqu' 'eSSIm 'ej loS. QamDI' Mahoun, loD qam Daq 
qarmoH 'eSSIm. loQ qIvDaj SIHmoH. yavDaq rarnISchu' SuvwI'. yajchoH 
Mahoun 'ej tonSaw' nap ghojchoHmoH 'eSSIm. laH chov. pumchoHmoHDI', 
jatlh Mahoun."yIloS." QumwI'Daj lel 'ej vay'vaD jatlh. QumwI' 
lelHa'DI', jatlh, "HungpInwI'vaD jIjatlhpu', maSuv 'e' wIqeq."[147] 
HIvqa' 'eSSIm. pumlaH Mahoun. qIpDI' nuH qengbe'bogh nuv'e' loQ 
Hub'eghlaH 'ach jonlu'pu'DI' narghqu'laHbe'. narghmeH mIw nap cha' 
'eSSIm 'ej qeqmeH Mahoun jonqa'.

Mahoun 'emDaq QamtaH 'eSSIm, 'uchtaHvIS wa' DeS. Mahoun poS DeS 
bejqu'. 'uchmeH mIwvam lo'chugh SuvwI', ghaytan ghol Hugh SIj, pagh 
mIn DuQ. DaSDajDaq taj jej ghajtaHbogh SIchlaHbej 'eSSIm latlh ghop. 
Mahoun Hugh SIj neHbe'. 'a DeSDaj pe'laH 'ej De' 'aplo' teqlaH, 
HoDchaj lujolpa' yaSpu'. noghtaH Mahoun. narghmeH, 'eSSIm yeb 
tlhe'moH 'e' nID 'ach qarchu'be'mo' DoS 'ej SenHa'taHmo', Qapbe'lI 
mIw. wej DaS ghoSta' 'eSSIm ghop. 'eSSIm poS DeS QortaHvIS Mahoun, 
'eSSIm nIH DeS vaytaH 'eSSIm yab.[148] QIn neHqu'. Mahoun QIH neHbe'. 
Qorgh neH. vaj Mahoun potlh law' vav QIn potlh puS 'e' Har'a'? 
ghobe', 'ach QIn SuqmeH 'eSSIm, Mahoun voqHa'qa'moHchugh, lI'be'chugh 
QIn, ratlh pagh. SaHbogh vay' 'ej vupbe'bogh neH 'eSSIm. maghwI' 
puqbe' ghaHtaHmo' vup qorDu'Daj. yIn qeltaHvIS 'eSSIm QeychoH 
SomrawDu'Daj. pupchoH Mahoun. tlhup. jatlh, "chovoQlI'! 'eSSIm!" 
chuSchoH Mahoun QumwI'.

Mahoun tlhabmoH. pagh jatlh. bej 'eSSIm, QumwI'vaD yel Hol 
jatlhtaHvIS. chay' ponlaH? tIghmeyDaj buSta'chugh, chaq ponmeH mu'mey 
qar Sov. QumwI' SoQmoHpu' mon Mahoun 'ej jatlh, "choHIvbe'bej 'e' 
lu'ol yaSpu'wI'. <ghoSujtaHQo'> jIjatlhpu'. yIruchqa'." 
Suv'eghrupchoHmoH Mahoun. 'eSSIm voqmo' Mahoun, voq'eghlaHbe'taHvIS 
'eSSIm, DuQ.

jatlh 'eSSIm, "chaloy, lugh chaH. tlhoy jIQob. tlhoS qaQID. vavwI' 
Hegh bopmo' De' DaSo'bogh jIqImlaHbe'."
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SKI: Essim can easily defeat Mahoun but barely achieves victory over herself.
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[147] Like they're going to believe that. The HungpIn probably thinks 
that's hilarious.
[148] Now accepting notes on whether verbs of fighting require both 
opponents to be subject {ghobchuq loDnI'pu'} are flexible or whether 
it's on a per verb basis. I'd have to get off the couch to check out the canon.