The younger mershark was certainly swifter and more agile than the larger mermanta, and though there was a faint pulse of wry amusement in the bond at that thought Hadama soon had other things to worry about. Kaiden's dodge was as neat and efficient as any instructor could wish, but of far greater pride to their King was how quickly they took the initiative to turn that dodge into a return attack.
In a true fight he could have used his magic to skew or soften the blow, but for the purposes of a fair training fight he kept to his weapon alone and was unable to block in time. The spear butt struck home and he grunted at the impact, but not before he noted the flash of positive emotions through the bond.
Releasing one hand from his trident he took advantage of having Kaiden's weapon so near. He couldn't undo the hit that he'd taken, but he grabbed for his opponent's spear shaft and yanked hard on it, attempting to pull the mershark into his own weapon as he finished swinging the trident back around. He was careful to aim the tines so they would only graze the mershark's hair if he was successful, and not actually hurt the other Mer.
In a true fight he could have used his magic to skew or soften the blow, but for the purposes of a fair training fight he kept to his weapon alone and was unable to block in time. The spear butt struck home and he grunted at the impact, but not before he noted the flash of positive emotions through the bond.
Releasing one hand from his trident he took advantage of having Kaiden's weapon so near. He couldn't undo the hit that he'd taken, but he grabbed for his opponent's spear shaft and yanked hard on it, attempting to pull the mershark into his own weapon as he finished swinging the trident back around. He was careful to aim the tines so they would only graze the mershark's hair if he was successful, and not actually hurt the other Mer.
