It was, by far, the most disgraceful spar he'd had in awhile, and later he'd be glad that no one who'd had the teaching of him had seen it. In the moment he was far too concerned with protecting his head from further trauma and in stopping his opponent from landing a solid hit to worry about the future beyond the next three seconds, and even that was pushing it.
Soleil swung and in the sprawl they'd landed in Tal didn't have much room to dodge or block it, but he took a page from her book and dropped his shoulder to take the brunt of her blow. A grunt escaped the courier upon impact and he tried to grab for her wrist, attempting to maneuver it into a sloppy arm bar that he could apply gradual pressure to.
It was probably time to stop, but he wasn't sure she would without being pinned like a rambunctious pup until she gave up on trying to bite his metaphorical - and maybe physical - ears.
Soleil swung and in the sprawl they'd landed in Tal didn't have much room to dodge or block it, but he took a page from her book and dropped his shoulder to take the brunt of her blow. A grunt escaped the courier upon impact and he tried to grab for her wrist, attempting to maneuver it into a sloppy arm bar that he could apply gradual pressure to.
It was probably time to stop, but he wasn't sure she would without being pinned like a rambunctious pup until she gave up on trying to bite his metaphorical - and maybe physical - ears.
