// we haven't won, and if we win, //
He’d ensure that things would work out as well as possible – that hopefully she’d come away with an idea of how to utilize her limbs and stances and postures without finding herself failing. That was his goal, at least, and as she squares herself into a stance that felt familiar to her, the butcher’s her mirror as she gets closer to him.
He takes note of it, though he doesn’t change her stance at all while she sets up, her announcement coming shortly before she’s swinging one weak fist toward his shoulder. Taking some pity on her, the butcher steps into the punch – her hand finding the rough scar tissue beneath the fine clothing he wears, before he steps to the side, mirroring the motion in swinging a fist toward her side – stopping just short of actually making contact. “You want to ensure that you keep your weight evenly dispersed so that you can avoid being left open. The swing will take balance from you when you are extended, so it is important to make sure you can push back on your other foot to be able to block.” Comes the soft accented hum of instruction, his position hesitating to see what she would do to get herself out of this situation.
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He takes note of it, though he doesn’t change her stance at all while she sets up, her announcement coming shortly before she’s swinging one weak fist toward his shoulder. Taking some pity on her, the butcher steps into the punch – her hand finding the rough scar tissue beneath the fine clothing he wears, before he steps to the side, mirroring the motion in swinging a fist toward her side – stopping just short of actually making contact. “You want to ensure that you keep your weight evenly dispersed so that you can avoid being left open. The swing will take balance from you when you are extended, so it is important to make sure you can push back on your other foot to be able to block.” Comes the soft accented hum of instruction, his position hesitating to see what she would do to get herself out of this situation.
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Astaroth
// and if the morning light sets in, we've cheated fate again //
