His armor had done its work well and he was pleased with the demonstration of Safrin’s protection. Thalassa had clearly not pulled her own attack as she stumbled on the follow through, but Hadama waited for her to regain her balance before moving back on the attack himself. Just because they were testing the limits of his armor did not mean that the captain could not gain some benefit from the spar, after all.
He made note of the smile, something to consider later, but for now they were in the midst of combat - however friendly. She met his attack with admirable agility, managing to deflect his momentum even if it cost her position to do so. Before he could make another comment, however, she showed that she was not reliant on the knife alone with a surprise kick that he was only partially able to turn away from. The downside to his strength was that he made a very large target, and her heel hit his side hard enough to leave a bruise - though it was not enough to knock the solid man back. At the moment his skin was hidden beneath the plumage of his armor, but unlike the first attack this one seemed to sink right through the dense feathers without resistance until it found his ribs.
A rumbled hum of thought emerged from the once-Mer as he attempted to grab Thalassa’s retreating foot and use it to pull her into a more careful punch to her stomach, cautious of his strength as he put just enough into the attack to sting without doing more than bruising if it landed.
He made note of the smile, something to consider later, but for now they were in the midst of combat - however friendly. She met his attack with admirable agility, managing to deflect his momentum even if it cost her position to do so. Before he could make another comment, however, she showed that she was not reliant on the knife alone with a surprise kick that he was only partially able to turn away from. The downside to his strength was that he made a very large target, and her heel hit his side hard enough to leave a bruise - though it was not enough to knock the solid man back. At the moment his skin was hidden beneath the plumage of his armor, but unlike the first attack this one seemed to sink right through the dense feathers without resistance until it found his ribs.
A rumbled hum of thought emerged from the once-Mer as he attempted to grab Thalassa’s retreating foot and use it to pull her into a more careful punch to her stomach, cautious of his strength as he put just enough into the attack to sting without doing more than bruising if it landed.
