In spite of his aim he hadn’t expected to really hit Rance. He’d thought his friend would manage to dodge or pull away in time, and he drew in a sharp breath at the unexpectedly solid strike. Before he could apologize, though, he realized that Rance was laughing still, and a grin spread across his own face once more as his opponent was ‘disarmed.’
”Do you yie—Hey!” He should have known that Rance would never give up, but he was still caught off guard when, weaponless, Rance lashed out with a deft foot to catch his knee and pull him completely off balance. Kel went down like a tree to an ax, his leg collapsing under him and a look of undignified shock on his face as he hit the ground hard. He couldn’t yelp with the wind knocked out of him, but he could feebly swat at Rance’s ankle in return with the ‘sword’ he had somehow managed to hold on to.
”Do you yie—Hey!” He should have known that Rance would never give up, but he was still caught off guard when, weaponless, Rance lashed out with a deft foot to catch his knee and pull him completely off balance. Kel went down like a tree to an ax, his leg collapsing under him and a look of undignified shock on his face as he hit the ground hard. He couldn’t yelp with the wind knocked out of him, but he could feebly swat at Rance’s ankle in return with the ‘sword’ he had somehow managed to hold on to.
