Tal had never been much good at atonement, but he knew what it was like to feel helpless in the face of a past he couldn't change. He met Soleil's rage with sullen, growling temper of his own, mad at himself but willing to accept his guildmate as a suitable proxy on which to vent his own spleen.
No one was more surprised than Tal when his attack connected, but part of that was due to the stars he saw as a consequence of his success. His grunt mirrored Soleil's yelp and he tried to shove her away to get some space for recovery, but grasping hands found his sleeve and shoulder. His stumbling recovery meant that her sweep only hit the the side of his calf instead of his knee, but he was already off-balance from the headbutt and he tumbled down regardless.
At least he tried to get his other elbow into Soleil's midriff as they went down together, attempting to land on top of the slender wolf in woman's clothing and knock the air out of her in the process.
No one was more surprised than Tal when his attack connected, but part of that was due to the stars he saw as a consequence of his success. His grunt mirrored Soleil's yelp and he tried to shove her away to get some space for recovery, but grasping hands found his sleeve and shoulder. His stumbling recovery meant that her sweep only hit the the side of his calf instead of his knee, but he was already off-balance from the headbutt and he tumbled down regardless.
At least he tried to get his other elbow into Soleil's midriff as they went down together, attempting to land on top of the slender wolf in woman's clothing and knock the air out of her in the process.
