it honestly feels like some variant of "it takes one to know one"

[Smaller or not, Ling has eyes - and while that's not exclusively an advantage, he definitely needs to use them himself, just now. With Shuanghua's attacks, it's not long before the beast roars in anger, and Ling sends Suihua flying into its mouth with ruthless accuracy, cutting a straight line through its insides before tearing its way out the other end. While the creature doesn't die instantly, it can't be long now; calling it his victory (... okay, their victory), Ling calls back his sword, moving it through the water as he does in an attempt to wash off most of the blood.]

Hah. I knew it wouldn't amount to much.

[Sheathing his sword, he... continues to hold Xingchen's wrist. Shhh, he's just not thinking about letting go, yet - and it does feel kind of nice, with the moonlacing and all.]