The courier was shocked when his attack actually worked, but mostly it gave him time to get back up. He didn't pounce on Edmund immediately, giving the Ancient time to regain his own feet - not out of some misplaced chivalry, but because Tal knew he wasn't very good at wrestling and he'd rather be fighting standing up, where his speed could give him an edge.
"Well, coupla reasons," Tal started to reply, but then Edmund was rushing at him and he hadn't quite expected the other man to go on the attack again that fast. He tried to pull his elbows down but he wasn't quite fast enough and the Guildmaster got in a couple of solid jabs, earning some grunts from the courier as his armor absorbed them but he still felt the impact.
Since Edmund had closed the distance, however, Tal wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. His arms weren't doing much good for blocking, so instead he tried to grab the other man's shoulders and hold him in place while he brought a knee up into Edmund's stomach.
So maybe having this conversation while they were sparring had actually been a terrible idea...
"Be nice for people who're visitin' th'Grounds t'have some place t'pray, if we aren't Ancients. I know I don't live here, but I'm here a lot makin' deliveries, an' I figure I'm not th'only one." Regardless on if his strike connected, he'd release Edmund after making his attempt and dance back a short ways. "An' second, with all this Void stuff goin' around, havin' more help for all th'races with Healin' an' stuff feels like a good idea."
"Well, coupla reasons," Tal started to reply, but then Edmund was rushing at him and he hadn't quite expected the other man to go on the attack again that fast. He tried to pull his elbows down but he wasn't quite fast enough and the Guildmaster got in a couple of solid jabs, earning some grunts from the courier as his armor absorbed them but he still felt the impact.
Since Edmund had closed the distance, however, Tal wasn't going to look a gift horse in the mouth. His arms weren't doing much good for blocking, so instead he tried to grab the other man's shoulders and hold him in place while he brought a knee up into Edmund's stomach.
So maybe having this conversation while they were sparring had actually been a terrible idea...
"Be nice for people who're visitin' th'Grounds t'have some place t'pray, if we aren't Ancients. I know I don't live here, but I'm here a lot makin' deliveries, an' I figure I'm not th'only one." Regardless on if his strike connected, he'd release Edmund after making his attempt and dance back a short ways. "An' second, with all this Void stuff goin' around, havin' more help for all th'races with Healin' an' stuff feels like a good idea."
